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3-Part Thursday


The Choice

 

Prescience an Angel

that rides on the storm

To bring us good tidings

or danger to warn

 

Spreading its wings

that determine our fate

The choice to jump on

— better early than late

 

(Dreamsleep: February, 2026)

 

Time Unwound

 

Looking ahead

today is ignored

Tomorrow unpromised

this moment secure

 

All joy in returning

where riches surround

To presence surrendered

— where time is unwound

 

(The New Room: February, 2026)

 

Now & Forever

 

I married

character

You married

cheese

I vowed

for life

Your words

to tease

 

I married

beauty

You married

lust

I am

still married

Yours

— is a bust

 

(Dreamsleep: February, 2026)

 

 

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Kurt Philip Behm

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PersonalThemeAbstract

Mix of personal reflection (marriage, choices) with philosophical abstraction (fate, time, presence).

SparseMeasureDense

Multiple dense ideas across three poems: fate/choice, temporal philosophy, relationship critique. Compact delivery.

DarkSentimentBright

Mixed tones: hopeful angelic imagery, meditative presence, but sharp satirical critique of failed marriage.

StillEnergyExplosive

Moderate intensity. Storm/wings create movement, but meditative passages and dry humor dampen explosive force.

MicroLengthEpic

Three discrete poems totaling approximately 28 lines across the submission.

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Angel riding storm, wings determining fate, time unwound, marriage as metaphor. Sustained but not maximally ornate.

LyricVoiceDramatic

Primarily lyric internal voice with occasional dramatic address ('You married cheese'). Mostly introspective.

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