Kurt Philip Behm Poet Free verse

So Close - So Far

My spirit frost bitten
yet still the river flows
Mercy on the distant bank
my fate caught in between
Wishes drift across the ice
but this side holds me fast
Deliverance oh so very near
— in sight beyond my reach

(Dreamsleep: February, 2024)

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Hilda Greenhough February 3, 2024 at 7:55 PM Truly well written with deep thoughts. I enjoyed the picture of cold and ice that influenced the spirit. Kurt Philip Behm February 4, 2024 at 9:21 AM So glad, thanks again.