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

Just Three

Three more hours

to sleep

unopposed

 

Three more hours

from verses

supposed

 

Three more hours

of quiet

and peace

 

Three more hours

my dreams

to appease

 

Three more hours

where time

has been screened

 

Three more hours

to live

in between

 

Three more hours

not hither

or yon

 

Three more hours

a reckoning

— dawn

 

(Dreamsleep: August, 2025)

 

 

To Sergei

To catch a wolf

become the wolf

where tracks lead distant

to trails beyond

 

His nose on fire

and fangs bare fronted

to follow closely

all fear withdrawn  

 

He marks each turning

with blood ill letted  

to lure the hunter

on death’s foray

 

This sojourn ends 

in wooded darkness

to enter once

— your fate to prey

 

(Beartooth Mountain: August, 2025)

Only He Can

I can’t build

the bridge

But I can cross it

when asked

 

I can’t mark

the trail

But I can follow

when tasked

 

I can’t light

the fire

But I can warm

in its glow

 

I can’t walk

on water

But I can bathe

in its flow

 

I can’t play

the harp

But know an Angel

with hands

 

I can’t save

the masses

But love a Savior

— who can

 

(The First Book Of Prayers: August, 2025)