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A Poetic Legacy


My fortune

self-expression

 

To this

the Lord has willed

 

For other men

it’s land or gold

 

By verses

I’m instilled

 

My riches 

so enamored

 

To couplets

I belong

 

And leave

my only legacy

 

In meter, rhyme

— and song

 

(Dreamsleep: November, 2025) 

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Kurt Philip Behm

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PersonalThemeAbstract

Personal artistic philosophy elevated to abstract meditation on legacy and purpose.

SparseMeasureDense

Multiple interconnected ideas about self, expression, wealth, and poetry compressed densely.

DarkSentimentBright

Affirming and celebratory despite self-constraint; pride in poetic calling and spiritual purpose.

StillEnergyExplosive

Measured, controlled intensity; formal structure contains passionate conviction about artistic identity.

MicroLengthEpic

Eight lines of poetry; falls within 7-15 line range.

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Rich metaphors: fortune as self-expression, riches as poetry, legacy in meter and song.

LyricVoiceDramatic

Pure lyric internal voice; introspective first-person meditation without dramatic shift or persona.

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