Wandering off
drifting hither and yon
Stumbling without purpose
through maddening throngs
Askant in reflection
devoid of all thought
The badlands awaiting
— eternity fraught
(Dreamsleep: January, 2025)
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
White Sale
When I got to Heaven
the gates were listing
a ‘going out of business’
sale
The Angels on clearance
Saints on deep markdown
Grace and the Cherubs
e-tailed
When I got to Heaven
the Devil in line
waiting to go in
and buy
His credit card ready
Cerberus in tow
the damned and the wicked
— behind
(The New Room: January, 2025)
Whispers Of The Dead
Eavesdropping
the liars
where poison is stirred
Their message
rings toxic
the future interred
Foreboding
forsaking
all hope is unstrung
While deaf
to the mantra
— where truth waits unsung
(Dreamsleep: January, 2025)
The Edge Of Tomorrow
Hiding behind
each veil of deception
a reckoning awaits
Looming above
the sea of destruction
a fugitive of fate
Grasping for breath
on the edge of tomorrow
the future air most thin
Plaguing the weak
adrift in their sorrow
— the DNA of sin
(The New Room: January, 2025)
Forever Is Now
Today
is in context
Tomorrow
is not
The moment
held captive
The future
uncaught
To be
unbegotten
No birth
and no death
The present
resplendent
No last
— dying breath
(Dreamsleep: January, 2025)
Unclaimed
Conspicuous
by his absence
Entrenched
in his abeyance
Condemned
in his reluctance
All feelings
askant
Forgiveness
but a carrot
From a garden
long estranged
Those closest
to his exit point
Bereft
— and unclaimed
(Villanova University: January, 2025)
Digging For Gold
When you have money
the world stops to listen
The content no matter
gratuity bound
The dollars indulgent
as charlatans glisten
Self-interest the mantra
— with greed to compound
(Septa R5 Train: January, 2025)
Oh Juliet
Loving you
with all my heart
the distance creeping in
With each tryst
creating space
your vision growing thin
The more I try
to hold you close
the more you slip away
Until I’m left
alone again
— in passion’s yesterday
(Dreamsleep: January, 2025)
In Memory Of Rod Serling
Crossing over
into the realm
of non-description
reference and paradigm
sleep alone
Borders falling inward
upon themselves
leaving only what
the mind forgoes
—and the soul forbids
(The New Room: 1-15-2025)
Forever New
A second first date
a telltale sign
that she’s the hill
my heart to climb
A third first date
the past a blur
my thoughts held captive
entrapped in her
A fourth first date
all time had stopped
her eyes enchanting
the mountain topped
A fifth first date
my world anew
her saving grace
— the words “I Do”
(Dreamsleep: January, 2025)
An Anthology Of Perception 