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

A Wanton Barter

Everyone’s life is tragic,

but who calls out the score

 

The Jester or the Hangman,

the Undertaker sure

 

Everyone’s nights are haunted,

when sleeping with the Muse

 

Each dream a wanton barter

—your memories to lose

 

(Haverford Pennsylvania: May, 2020)

Fated To Go

Does trying to disprove
 what I believe
 make you feel better about what
 you don’t…

Is your insecurity
 crying out
 that maybe I feel something
 you won’t…

Does the depth of my commitment
 bother you so
 leaving you distant
 fearful and alone…

Like a branch that’s now broken
 swinging high in the tree
 one strong gust
  —and you’re fated to go

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2015)

Last Blaze

The light in the window,

candle in the hall

 

The torch in the jungle

all beacons that call

 

That voice in the distance,

the one just next door

 

The whisper screams loudest,

when heard from afar

 

That flame that once beckoned,

the one that still shines

 

Those rays reconnected,

new vision sublime

 

To see it and hear it,

to know it once more

 

One spark yet to strike

—last blaze still to roar

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2018)