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A Review of My Poetry Collection, “Passing Through: Some Thoughts on Life and Death”

I was delighted to receive an email earlier today from a reader who has read my recently published poetry collection, “Passing Through: Some Thoughts on Life and Death”. In order to protect the privacy of my correspondent, I have not included any details which might identify her:

 

 

 

“I hope you are well and recovered from your traumatic period.

I like your poems about it and especially enjoyed these:

 

Whole Again; very poignant and concise.

 

Twilight: Lovely ,a  brief and enchanted moment, ...

The Poet’s Goat

There once was a poet named Moat

Who rode around on a great goat.

When they said, “your verse,

It grows worse and worse!”,

He would smile and blame that goat!

Voltaire

As I walked through Trafalgar Square

I met the ghost of Voltaire.

I said, “are you Candide?”.

He said, “no sir! Indeed!

I am Voltaire! haunting Trafalgar Square!”

A Poem by Walter Savage Landor

I am a fan of the short poem. Below is a brief untitled poem by Walter Savage Landor, 1775-1864 Walter Savage Landor – Wikipedia.

 

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I strove with none, for none was worth my strife.

Nature I loved and, and next to nature, art:

I warmed both hands before the fire of life;

It sinks, and I am ready to depart.

An Extract from “Light and Shade”

I walk amidst these

Windblown

Leaves.

How time has flown.

I shall in beauty drown

And think on these

Fallen leaves,

Which now strew the ground.

 

(Taken from “Light and Shade” Light and Shade; serious (and not so serious) poems eBook : Morris, K: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store).

The Temptation of Flowers

Girls sell flowers

Which, for a few hours

Make men smile

And forget all their regrets

For a while

In the flower’s sweet scent.

 

 

Though some may repent,

Come lonely hours

The pull of flowers

Will often tempt.

And a girl’s rent …

 

Great Poetry

When a young lady known as Kate

Said, “I think your poetry is great!”,

I said to her, “honey,

Are you looking for money?”,

And she winked at me did Kate …!

Your Chance to Win a Free Signed Copy of “Passing through: some thoughts on life and death” by Kevin Morris

I am offering a free signed paperback copy of my recently released poetry collection, “Passing through: some thoughts on life and death”, Passing Through: Some thoughts on life and death: Amazon.co.uk: Morris, K: 9798284279151: Books.  In order to be in with a chance of winning your free paperback copy, please answer the following question. Who wrote the novel “The Razor’s Edge” which was subsequently made into a movie?

 

Please send your answers to me at kmorris poet (@) gmail.com. The address...

The Clever Cow

I once met a clever cow

Who said, “I don’t know how

All of my milk

Is smooth as silk!”,

I said, “wow! A talking cow!”

When I Met a Ghost in a Churchyard

When I met a ghost in a churchyard

Who said, “being dead is so very hard!

I always try to be friendly,

But everyone’s so scared of me!”,

I ran at great speed from that churchyard!