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

Each Moment

Pointing his thumb,

two feet close behind

Direction untethered,

new mountains to climb

Hitching tomorrow,

to yesterdays past

To ride in the present

—each moment to last

(Presbyterian Hospital: October, 2019)

Vision On Fire

The hidden Angels

of my unconscious mind

Their vision on fire

—all wings flying blind

(Dreamsleep: October, 2019)

Agony Of Riches

The ultimate indulgence…

blind acceptance

All standards rescinded

—all judgment forlorn

(Dreamsleep: October, 2019)

But A Beggar

You see a wall,

where I see a door

You are imprisoned,

I am implored

You spend your fortune

on relics that burn

I, but a beggar

—last verse heaven earned

(Dreamsleep: October, 2019)

The Emptying Hourglass

There’s a voice inside that’s killing me,

slowly day by day

Each line I write, each word I speak

—is paid with time reclaimed

(Dreamsleep: October, 2019)

Subservience

If absurdity

is the only reality

Time is the new servant

—to what lies within

(Dreamsleep: October, 2019)

Yesterday’s Sand

I buried my memory

in yesterday’s sand

To live in the past

—beyond reprimand

(Dreamsleep: October, 2019)

To Fly

Alone,

without being lonely

In love,

with the air and the sky

In tune,

with those voices now calling

Released

—and forever to fly

(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2019)

Left Fleeting

Walking blind through the corridors

of his imagination

All vision was fleeting

—the truth beyond

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2019)

The Bricks You Lay

Is your house built out of certainty,

are the walls made thin or stout

Is your mind filled up with questions,

do you live in fear or doubt

Is your spirit free or servile,

is your will unchained or slave

Is your heart the trowel you build with,

and love

—the bricks you lay

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)