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

Time Unfolds

In my heart I knew little of

 the world and all its parts

 

As I drifted idle and wandered blind,

 through constant fits and starts

 

My mind reached out beyond its grasp,

 with the questions close behind

 

As time unfolded upon itself

 —each moment to define

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2019)

Hope Denied

When love deceives,

 the heart to bleed,

 its truth an open wound

 

Forever long,

 time’s painful gong,

 rerung with every moon

 

When love deceives,

 on bended knees,

 and lost within the pain

 

All wishes fly,

 with hope denied

 —as emptiness remains

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2019)

The Devil’s Luck

You can’t step into the same river twice,

 and have the water be the same

 

You can’t throw wishes into the wind,

 and recall them time unclaimed

 

You can’t put a baby back in the womb,

 once the cord of life has been cut

 

And you can’t change a lie into the truth,

 your intention—the devil’s good luck

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2019)