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An Anthology Of Perception

'Exposing The Illusionary Concept Of Time'

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Author: 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

In Debt To The Devil

Money buys

freedom

when blood’s

overdrawn

Reality’s

greed

destiny

pawns

 

Money buys

freedom

its truth

to bemoan

Dignity

truant

the future

— on loan

 

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)

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Indulgentia

To drink

from my well

you

first must believe

Each cup

that I proffer

permission

received

The fuller

your bucket

the stronger

your vow

Each word

that you ladle

rebaptized

— aloud

 

(The Radnor House: January, 2024)

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Logan Pass

I’m a poet devoid

of Cliff Notes

dissection

not my thing

 

Don’t ask me

to explain my words

I’d rather hum

and sing

 

Explication

penniless

in ghettos

of the word

 

Where vagrants

pull and tear apart

what only should

— be heard

 

(Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania: January, 2024)

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The First Cut …

Avoid needless

complexity

Say it

straight out

 

Frost and

then Hemingway

Set the rules

down

 

Between meaning

and verbiage

The idea

is king

 

Sharpen

the point

The message

— the thing

 

(Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania: January, 2024)

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My Advice To Poets

 

When you find your true voice

marry it

— never to divorce

 

(Deamsleep: January, 2024)

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K2

Show me a man

without a dream

 

And I’ll show you

— no man at all

 

(James River Writer’s Conference: October, 2016)

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Black Rain

I have zero regard

for structure and form

if the words as written work

A poetic outlaw

to ruled acceptance

in search of what may lurk

Critics and enemies

seed the cloud

that overflows with spite 

To rain upon  

my chosen path

— of radical delight

 

(Bryn Mawr College: January, 2024) 

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Contrasting Similarity

The difference between

poetry and prose

Whose words live together

under your nose

With prose you can finish

last page period end

But poetry boundless

 — to forever extend

 

(The New Room: January, 2024)

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Rebirth

Basking

in tomorrow’s shadow

Transported

on yesterday’s whim

Open

to the moment’s calling

Born

again, again — and again

 

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)

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Home On The Range

Letting up

provides

the tightest

grip 

 

Creating

space for

credence

to stick

 

Room

to wander

room

to grow

 

Space

when sacred

truth

— to know

 

(Deamsleep: January, 2024)

 

 

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