K. Morris's Blog, page 10

Wet Mops

When young ladies waving very wet mops

Jumped and danced on the table tops,

All the old gentlemen cheered.

While I shaved my beard.

And the waiters they called the cops!

Only 9

When a young lady who is 9

Said, “all boys are far from divine!”,

And with her water pistol

Blasted them all to Bristol!

They forgave her as she’s only 9!

Is English Literature Dying

Is English literature dying? The conclusion of a discussion on the New Statesman’s Youtube channel is that English literature is indeed dying and will be largely replaced by short form videos on Tik Tok, Youtube and other similar channels. You can watch the video here https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=decline+of+english+literature+new+statesman+youtube&mid=5B236ED81B4763A297425B236ED81B4763A29742&FORM=VIRE

 

The author Mark Twain is said to have remarked that, “reports of my d...

Draughts or Chess

I know an extremely pretty young barmaid

And many a game we have played.

When I say to her, “Bess,

Shall we play draughts or chess?”,

She winks at me does that barmaid …!

When it Rains

When it rains

I try not to complain

For in the drought

Flowers die out

And we all need

To feed on the rain.

Fleeting

Traffic goes by

It’s sound amplified by rain.

A plane flies

In the summer sky

And birds sing.

While I compose my poetry

Touching on eternity

And the fleeting spring.

Heaven

When a beautiful young lady said, “Kevin,

At seven I’ll send you to heaven!”.

I said to her, “darling Heather,

I look forward to the pleasure!”,

Then she produced a pistol at seven!

Perfunctory

After their perfunctory hug

She leaves his flat.

She knows the street is cold.

Though she has never experienced that –

Just his snug flat

Where time passes

In wine glasses.

And 2 bodies meet

Under the unjudging sheet.

Out Shooting Grouse

When I met a gentleman out shooting grouse

Who said, “sir, have you seen my spouse?”.

And I said, “I’ve seen Moriah

In a haystack with the squire!”,

He said, “I’ll shoot more than those grouse!”

Calling all Poets

As some of you know, I am a regular guest on the World Poetry Reading Café, where I read and discuss my poetry.

I am delighted to announce that I have been invited to do a monthly segment (starting on 22 July), during which I will interview fellow poets and read some of my own poetry from time to time.

If you are a poet and would be interested in being interviewed by me, please send an email to kmorris poet (at) gmail.com with the subject line “World Poetry Café”. Please include a brief biograp...