Your Soul's Release (+3)

Kurt Philip Behm

Can a phrase rule

over a paragraph

 

Can the right word

stand alone

 

Can a thought be held

within one breath

 

Can the truth in short

be known

 

Can you single out

the future

 

Can you paraphrase

the past

 

Can you connect a feeling

to just one thought

 

Can you make this moment

last

 

Can you keep the magic

and release the trick

 

Can Apollo set you

free

 

Can you say it while

defying time

 

Can you voice your souls

release

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2016)

 

 

Harlem To Paris

 

Those living in Harlem

want to live in Midtown

 

The people in Midtown

the Upper West Side

 

The Upper West Side on

the Long Island Shore

 

The Long Island Shore

in Aspen or Vail

 

Aspen or Vail

to the beaches in Cannes

 

The bathers in Cannes

to the Champs Elysees

 

People always search for where

life can begin

 

A place that remains distant

and far out of reach

 

Any excuse to look outward

and not in themselves

 

Theirs souls left in turmoil

—their hearts not at rest

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2018)

 

At Rest

 

Returning to what was,

the past became death

 

All time in the coffin,

—eternity at rest

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2018)

 

 

 

To My Son, Trystan

 

You no longer need any help from me,

your path is free and clear

 

The mantle handed off, baton passed,

my position in the rear

 

You don’t really need to ask my advice,

but I’m thrilled each time you do

 

You’ve gone far beyond the trail I marked,

to me—nothing left to prove

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2018)  

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  • FredPeyer

    So many intriguing questions! Yes to everything except the last stanza! The soul is thought and love, no voice necessary!

  • Kurt Philip Behm

    Ah, but verse does exactly that.

    Thanks Fred

    Kurt

  • Laura🌻

    Kurt,
    Can I answer all the questions?
    A very interesting write!
    Much to ponder upon!

    Can I single out the future?
    Not in its entirety!

    Can I keep this moment last?
    Only for a while!

    Can Apollo set me free?
    He is the god of many
    things...but setting me
    free...I think not!
    Only I can do that!

    I enjoyed the read and
    the challenge to answer
    all the questions!

    ~Laura~

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      Thanks....
      Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of music, truth and prophecy, healing, the sun and light, and poetry, As the leader of the Muses (Apollon Musegetes) and director of their choir, Apollo functioned as the patron god of music and poetry. Hermes created the lyre for him, and the instrument became a common attribute of Apollo. Hymns sung to Apollo were called paeans.

      Paeans: A joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph.

      • Laura🌻

        Yes, indeed!
        Perhaps listening to some paeans and remembering Apollo, will inspire!

      • Kurt Philip Behm

        Ah, but verse does exactly that.

        Thanks Fred

        Kurt



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