Kurt Philip Behm Poet Ballad

Original Sin

A battalion of feeling,
  a dead soldiers thoughts

A war of contrition,
  last battle not fought

Distant artillery,
   final shot from within

Its smoke covering over
—the most original sin

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2016)

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James Horn January 25, 2019 at 7:55 PM While we had been kneeling, Praying to God started feeling, What I believed, And received, That had to affect my healing. On June 26th, 2016 I was 75 years old. Kurt Philip Behm January 25, 2019 at 8:14 PM Wonderful James. God Bless You! Kurt

Poet Destroyer A July 3, 2016 at 12:03 AM Kurt, deep imagery on the last line. LINDA Kurt Philip Behm July 3, 2016 at 12:06 AM Thanks!

Skat A July 2, 2016 at 7:51 PM Well done, kirt...skat Kurt Philip Behm July 2, 2016 at 8:13 PM Thanks Skat!