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Martyrs and Clowns

What is forgotten
if time is a bluff

What is forsaken
if memory can rust

Where is the drama
the stage ill disposed

Where is tomorrow
today undisclosed

When were you certain
that certain you’re not

When did the hands
stop advancing your clock

How many seasons
must come and then go

How many reasons
to plant and not sow

Why search for glory
in legends unfound

Why only answered
—by martyrs and clowns

(Dreamsleep: March, 2023)

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Date: 3/5/2023 12:08:00 PM
Good poem, Kurt. I like the sentiment - who, really, is ever positioned to answer questions of any meaning? - John
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Kurt Philip Behm
Date: 3/5/2023 8:18:00 PM
Amen John, thanks.
Date: 3/5/2023 11:42:00 AM
Not too deep this time. My favorite line in this wonderful food for thought is "How many reasons..." Kurt, there are times I do not understand but regardless, I read:) Have a great Sunday evening:)
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Kurt Philip Behm
Date: 3/5/2023 11:48:00 AM
Thanks Daniel, I do appreciate you.

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