No More Could I Seek Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

When my words are read
by the common man

No higher praise could
any writer stand

Awards and cheer
from the seasoned elite

Pale when measured
against those ‘in the street'

As I'm embraced
by those ‘salt of the earth'

My spirit lifts,
and I'm home from my search

Steadfast and loyal,
their voices repeat

No more could I ask
—no more could I seek

(Villanova Pennsylvania: Watching the New Hampshire Primary- February 9th,2016)