A Threatening Hand

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Everyone listened, but nobody talked,

as the Vicar rode on by

 

His horse an old swayback, loaded with bibles

stove hat pointing up toward the sky

 

Everyone listened, but nobody smiled,

as the Vicar stormed and raged

 

“To hell in an instant, to hell you’re all going,”

   bony fingers turning the page

 

Monday till Saturday they spread their delight

catch-as-catch-can, then again

 

But Sunday morning to awaken in fright

—and face the Vicars threatening hand

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2018)

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Published by Kurt Philip Behm

I am a lifelong author with 21 books published to date—one best seller. Much of my writing is about the deception of time and its many disguises. My Poetry 'An Anthology Of Perception,' is now available in four volumes. In addition I have a 175 page Poem 'After Midnight,' that was published in 2014. My Historical Fiction series, 'The Sword Of Ichiban' is now up to volume 8 which is being published this Spring ... Vol #1- The Sword Of Ichiban Vol #2- Darkening Sun Vol #3- Revenge Along The War Trail Vol #4- Death From The Sky Vol #5- Jumping Into the Darkness Vol #6- The Fall City Mandate. Vol #7- Approaching Storm Vol #8- Brothers In Blood One autobiographical novel, 'The Death Of The Playground' a Best Seller, published in 2007. One travel novel, 'Searching For Crazy Horse,' published in 2005, recapping my forty years of motorcycle touring in the American Rocky Mountain West. I have written one Children's Book, 'Sammy & Bumpers' that was published in 2016. All of my books are available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and better Book Stores world wide. Kurt Philip Behm

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