K. Morris's Blog, page 272
June 24, 2020
Washing Her Hair
A beautiful young lady named Right
Is slim and dresses in white.
While a girl called Flair
Is forever washing her hair,
And miss Right is busy tonight!
June 23, 2020
When a Policeman by the Name of Lyme
When a policeman by the name of Lyme
Said, “I’m arresting you for a serious crime”.
And I said, “what I have done
Was done purely and simply for fun”,
He said, “sir, that was a terrible rhyme!”.
Cover Up
The journal Pulse reports that:
“the BMA believes face coverings should be worn at all times where practicable, including outdoors, in case social distancing is not observed for whatever reason.” (see http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/bma-calls-for-the-public-to-be-required-to-wear-face-masks-in-all-settings/20041054.article).
I have the greatest respect for the medical profession. They saved my life as a small child by removing a blood clot from my brain. Doctors, nurses and other medical prof...
When the Tender and Lovely Dawn
When the tender and lovely dawn
Entered my bedchamber this very morn,
I gazed at the sky
And pondered deeply on why,
Dawn tramples all over my lawn!
June 22, 2020
Braille Editions of My Books
As a registered blind person and a user of braille, I believe that my books should be available in accessible formats, including braille.
“My Old Clock I Wind” is available in braille for loan or sale, from the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB).
To order please email library@rnib.org.uk, or call RNIB on 0303 123 9999 (quoting order number 25870603.
“Lost in the Labyrinth of My Mind” is also available in braille from RNIB, and can be ordered (as above), by quoting order number ...
Bill and the Great Churchill
When a young man named Bill
Said, “I am the great Churchill!”.
And he lit a cigar
With his girlfriend’s new bra,
She dumped that young man Bill!
June 21, 2020
In Defense of Churchill
It appears to be the latest fashion to attack those who can no longer defend themselves, including the great Winston Churchill. I was recently involved in an event during which one of the participants labelled Churchill as a “war criminal”.
Whilst Churchill did, as with all of us possess faults, he was no “war criminal”, nor can one equate him with Hitler as some remarkably stupid people have done.
Below are a couple of interesting article which counteract some of the accusations leveled again...
Gwen
When a naughty young lady named Gwen
Said, “I shall introduce you to BDSM”.
And I said, “what’s that?”,
She pulled off my hat,
And said, “Gwen, likes to discipline men!”.
Book Review: “Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know”, by Jason Brennan
I have just finished listening to the audio edition of “Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know” by Jason Brennan, (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Libertarianism-What-Everyone-Needs-Know/dp/B00I4LGTJI/).
In “Libertarianism”, Brennan examines what libertarians believe and explores the different schools of the libertarian philosophy.
Brennan distinguishes between hard and soft libertarians. Hard Libertarians, he argues believe that we have a moral duty to help the poor. However the state has no ri...
June 20, 2020
Poet Kevin Morris To Be Interviewed on Vancouver Co-Op Radio’s The World Poetry Reading Series, on Thursday 25 June 2020
I am pleased to announce that I shall be interviewed by Ariadne Sawyer of The World Poetry Reading Series, on Thursday 25 June, (https://worldpoetry.ca/).
The interview will take place at 11 am (Vancouver time), which equates to 7 pm (UK time). Due to the Corona pandemic, my interview will take place over Zoom and be broadcast at a later date.
During the interview, I will read from and discuss my recently published collection, “Light and Shade: Serious (and Not so Serious) Poems.
Once my interv...
