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The first cut sharp and burning red,
don't edit away its fire

Keep the wound both fresh and raw,
never cauterize your ire

The horizon breaks just once each day,
a new dawn—cold hearts aspire

Rays burning deep, first light to keep
—old ashes to inspire

(Villanova Pennsylvania: October,2016)

Kurt Philip Behm

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Topic(s) of this poem: light

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Pamela Sinicrope 05 November 2016

I enjoyed this poem. Your couplets so carefully written and your meaning expressed in pithy fashion. The first four lines, I found so powerful and meaningful on multiple levels. You made me think about language and expression, the sunset, and cutting an incision. Don't temper the fire, keep it burning as long as possible. So well written.

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