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

The Final Act

Is consciousness different than having a soul,

reflection unhallowed—eternity trolled

 

Does the magic within us begin and then end,

finite conscription—one lifetime to spend

 

And if unrelated, then what lies between

what we feel and we ponder—perchance then to dream

 

Till that final unveiling where death at last shows

the truth of the matter—that nobody knows

 

(Villanova University: October, 2020)

Transactional Love

I offered two nickels,

she demanded a dime

It wasn’t enough,

her anger declined

 

“Can’t you make change,”

she then shouted aloud

And while counting my failures,

her voice reendowed

 

But the count was undone,

all divisors were shunned

My offerings

attacked

 

With her vault locking down,

 and my ledger unbound

The numbers red

—not black

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2020)

Soren’s Trials

Sued three times…

your wrath indicts

Prostate, throat,

and kidney cites

 

Each time you threatened:

“This is the end”

I wasn’t ready,

mistried again

 

I kept my counsel

and shut you out

The jury hung

to scream and shout

 

Your will or mine,

it’s zero sum

I still live on

—three verdicts shunned

 

(In Tribute: October, 2020)