Last Windmill Tilting Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

Last Windmill Tilting

Rating: 4.8


Is truth that important,
or ignorance bliss

Your place on the Ferris Wheel,
roundly dismissed

What first must go up,
by law to come down

Gravity's joke,
if not Heaven bound

The yes from the no,
the right from the wrong

The good from the bad,
the weak from the strong

A circular stage
on which we perform

Whose show must go on,
to laud or to scorn

But why do we wonder
and worry about

A dogmatic treatise,
that one we can shout

The flow is unending,
catching all in its path

A current that's ridden
by yacht and by raft

The proof's in the pudding,
the cook still unnamed

Whose recipe seasoned,
to praise or to blame

One thing to be certain,
these words are not true

But then they're not false,
something old—something new

(Villanova Pennsylvania: October,2020)

Saturday, October 10, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: life
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Terry Craddock 10 October 2020

really enjoyed this, not all have windmills to tilt, if you do not like the Ferris Wheel, get of the ride, some may love pudding, others prefer well cooked meat, some drink only milk or water, only vegetables will eat; we all make life choices stage what we seek, in a world of brutalities a lesser potion is served to the meek; rules make some slaves others brave but a good life ointment is gifted in the hand that saves

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Kumarmani Mahakul 13 October 2020

Ignorance never gives happiness it is wisdom that gives real joy. W should be certain in righteous word. This poem is excellently penned. A nice poem of the day is chosen. Congratulations! ..5 stars..

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Khairul Ahsan 12 October 2020

'Gravity's joke, if not Heaven bound' - Wonderful, and true! Congratulations on your poem's selection as the 'Member Poem of the Day'!

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L Milton Hankins 12 October 2020

Captivating, well-composed and well-written piece. Thanks, Kurt, for sharing it with us.

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Dr Antony Theodore 12 October 2020

One thing to be certain, these words are not true But then they're not false, something old—something new. a very fine poem. tony

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Evelyn Morianos 03 February 2022

Love it. Very inspiring.

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Nabakishore Dash 12 October 2021

Well composed poem.

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Terry Craddock 14 October 2020

I wrote the split image 'Medusa Turned Victims To Stone Dictators Turn Victims To Dust', and the poem 'Finding Needles Of Truth In Dictator Corpse Haystacks' inspired by the poem 'Last Windmill Tilting' by the poet Kurt Philip Behm and dedicated to Kurt Philip Behm.

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Terry Craddock 14 October 2020

Dictators Persecute With Insane Policies leaving scorched earth policies ruins captured deleted landscapes depopulated transported to death undesired citizens children cultures targeted hated selected racial groups dictators burn cursed invaded lands truth is important it gets you killed truth is cloak hidden to hide cruel realities ignorance is not bliss when it gets you killed Dedicated to the poet Kurt Philip Behm.

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Terry Craddock 14 October 2020

I wrote the split images 'Tilting Windmills Or Ferris Wheels' and 'Choice Do Don't Rules', and the poem 'Not All Have Windmills To Tilt', inspired by the poem 'Last Windmill Tilting' by the poet Kurt Philip Behm and dedicated to Kurt Philip Behm.

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