Kurt Philip Behm

Kurt Philip Behm Oct 4

Worry
changes nothing
tomorrow unmoved
Forfeiting
the gift
— of a present unclaimed

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

Kurt Philip Behm Oct 3

So much of the time
we’re in transit
Mindlessly going
from place to place
Lost in a limbo
not here and not there
Ignoring the moments
— that set us all free

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

Kurt Philip Behm Oct 2

Remembering Mira

Up your seconds
stretch every moment
Joy in the instant
— present sublime

(Harry’s Café: Rush Street, Chicago – Circa 1982)

Kurt Philip Behm Oct 2

The Blemish Of Time

You can’t wash the pigment
of the past away
Its stain much deeper
than all regret

Coloring lost moments
with what you hide
Painting the future
— from palettes of broken dreams

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

Kurt Philip Behm Oct 1

Silver Lining

Mortality
fills our lives
with meaning

Procrastination
the future’s
bane

Today is prized
tomorrow
questioned

The moment’s
treasure
— our souls to claim

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

Kurt Philip Behm Sep 30

Exeunt Stage Left

Performance art
embracing the artist
The magic of youth
alive on the stage
Time takes direction
from a glorious past
The memories an encore
— forever to stay

(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)

Kurt Philip Behm Sep 30

SingingIn The Wind

Giving no thought
to yesterday
invested in
tomorrow
Memories pave
the road behind
with joy that’s
wrapped in sorrow

Giving no weight
to seasons past
this moment my
new entry
Calling me on
replaying that song
whose lyrics
— redefine me

(Anthology Of Perception: September, 2024)