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There Once Was a Police Constable Named Rose

There once was a police constable named Rose

Who was well known for wearing plain clothes.

A man called Matt

Wore only his hat,

And got arrested by Rose in plain clothes …!

Fame

Would I be glad to have

This thing called fame?

I think to win the game

Would be good.

 

But, in the wood

Leaves turn brown

On the ground.

Middle-aged Men

When middle-aged men

(Their minds on sinning),

Flirt with young women,

Some humour them.

While others embrace

The grace

And charms

Of wealthy arms …

Poet Kevin Morris Interviewed by Ariadne Sawyer of the World Poetry Reading Series

On Monday 7 November, I was interviewed by Ariadne Sawyer of Vancouver Co-op Radio’s the World Poetry Reading Series. During my interview, I read a number of poems and answered questions regarding my work.

 

You can listen to my interview here, https://www.mixcloud.com/VictorSchwartzman/world-poetry-cafe-november-10-2022/

. My segment begins approximately 5 minutes into the podcast and runs for about 10 minutes.

 

My thanks to Ariadne Sawyer for hosting me on the World Poetry Reading Series.

Its Close to 1 Am

Its close to 1 am when

I hear the wild wind shake

My window. Later, when I go

Out I will see

How his dances

Have made free

With poor branches

And leaves

Brought low

By his breeze.

 

When men go

Among fallen trees

And scattered leaves

They know they to must go

And join fallen trees and leaves

Wet Through

When a young lady named Lou

Said, “we are all wet through!”,

Lou and Miss Rose

Took off their clothes,

Then the vicar he married those two!

Being Known

As I strolled through the great Crystal Palace

I met with a young lady named Alice.

When she gave me a wink

And said, “me and Miss Spink?”,

I said, “I’m known here in Crystal Palace …!.

Ordinary

A middle-aged lady offers him tea,

Then  returns to her women’s magazine.

He shuffles on an old settee,

Drinks tea, and thinks “how ordinary

Is this scene”.

 

A darkened room.

Some cheap perfume.

20 minutes or so.

Then he must go.

In the other room,

She reads her magazine.

Keith the Thief

There was a young man named Keith

Who was known as a prodigious thief,

Until Miss Rose and Miss Hocking

Tied him up with their stockings,

Which delighted that young man named Keith!

 

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There was a young man named Keith

Who was known as a prodigious thief,

Until Miss Rose and Miss Hocking

Tied him up with their stockings,

Which caused that thief Keith to cease!

My Poem “The Thunder Spoke” Included in Dodo Modern Vidpoets

I am pleased to announce that my poem “The Thunder Spoke has been included in the latest episode of Dodo Modern Vidpoets. To read my poem and those of the other poets please follow this link, https://dodovidpoets.blogspot.com/2022/11/virtual-dodo-10.html. “The Thunder Spoke” is the final poem in the series.