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

No Way Back

The biggest mistake I ever made…

leaving the place I was going to

Frozen inside a desperate moment

—stolen bartered and gone

(Yellowstone: September, 2022)

Out Of The Wilderness

Coming from nowhere

destined for anywhere

Each pathway a mantra

—whose footsteps define

(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)

Straighter Lines

The shorter the distance

between concept and words

The deeper the impact

—of what’s to be heard

(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)

Highway 104 Blues

Halfway to Tucumcari

the light began to wane

Halfway to Tucumcari

the guilt turned into blame

Halfway to Tucumcari

I heard that voice again

Halfway to Tucumcari

—running from the end

(Chama New Mexico: August, 2022)

Undercover

Darkness endows the small

and the ordinary

with poetic power

Falling with the fallen

rising with the chosen

Reaching for

forgiveness

—and the absence of pain

(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)

For Life Itself

At last on my deathbed

I reach for two words

The ones often transient

or sadly unheard

As my eyes close forever

to journey anew

Two words mark my passing

a final “Thank You”

(The Book Of Prayers: September, 2022)

Silent Voices

External conflict

(versus)

self-disaffection

The first a misdemeanor

(the second)

a higher crime

Inarticulate

powerful yearnings

trapped in between

Inarticulate

powerful yearnings

—of that forever lost

(Dreamsleep: August, 2022)

Eternity’s Child

Born without reference

freedom prevails

The moment supreme

comparison failed

Living without reference

judgment defiled

Existing intrinsic

—eternity’s child

(Ronald McDonald House: August, 2022)

Plus Minus

Can nothingness exist

could existence be as nothing

Can something break from everything

—subtraction zero sum

(Villanova University: August, 2022)

The Whole Is Greater…

I liked Democrats

when they acted like Republicans

(and)

I liked Republicans

when they socialized with Democrats

I liked women

when they reveled in their difference

(and)

I liked men

—when they didn’t act at all

(The New Room: August, 2022)