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

Deedra

An image recaptured

in meadow and field

Her fragrance escaping

–to wander and yield

(Dreamsleep: June, 2021)

Blue Yonder

Where would we be without the matter

of emptiness

What space would we reside in,

all things by degree

Emptiness as real as the matter

it contains

Perhaps even more

—as it first came to be

(Dreamsleep: May, 2021)

Last Straw

When the final act of courage

is gone

—all you have left is hope

(30^th Street Station: May, 2021)

Hurt So Good

She took her pain

and wrapped it around my heart,

tying us together in a misery

—from which we would never part

(Dreamsleep: May, 2021)

Polar Truth

The riff smiled first,

as the raff smiled back

Each knowing the other,

the white from the black

“They’ll never accept us,”

they both would exclaim

“The ‘grays’ have the mantle,

defiled and profane”

(Dreamsleep: May, 2021)

Period End

Running away

from the impossible…

Truth,

the last thing that’s caught

(Dreamsleep: May, 2021)

The Last Barrel

Like wine,

these older days

are vintage

Aging,

as each days number

declines

Ripe

in the tannin

of what remains

Rich

in the sweetness

of time now past

The vines

to wither

—in memory lost

(The New Room: May, 2021)

The Julian Calendar

All Hail Caesar,

the conquering wind

A force of nature

that gusts within

Cities crumble

and empires fall

The shadow of Rome

—covering all

(The New Room: May, 2021)

Grand Theft Glory

Everyone is brave

inside the café

Tall glasses of courage,

fear toasting itself

The sound of the motors,

the drape of the muleta

A court full of jesters

—reliving the lie

(Amtrak To 30^th Street: May, 2021)

Horns Of The Bull

Too much honor

kills with impunity

The intrepid among us

—perdition surrounds

(Dreamsleep: May, 2021)