The Third Wing



The truth in translation
knowledge distraught
He swept through the cosmos
a truant uncaught
His wings never clipped
his sails never trimmed
He flew through tomorrow
a new Seraphim
Those who were watching
their eyes disbelieve
Unburdened by dogma
—transcendence achieved

(The New Room: March, 2023)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on April 02, 2023

Modified on April 08, 2023

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Scheme XAXAXXXBXXBX X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 304
Words 48
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 12, 1

Kurt Philip Behm

Longtime writer with twelve books in publication. Three of them Poetry. : The Death Of The Playground : The Sword Of Ichiban : Searching For Crazy Horse : Darkening Sun : An Anthology Of Perception-Vol's 1 & 2 : After Midnight : Sammy And Bumpers : The Fall City Mandate : Revenge Along The War Trail : Death from The Sky more…

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    What a book on the comment.
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