K. Morris's Blog, page 343
November 4, 2019
A Young Lady Whose Name is Lou
A young lady whose name is Lou
Said, “the men have gone its true,
But I’ve torn my new dress,
This place is a terrible mess,
And mum’s due back here at 2!
Sometimes Brevity is King
I have long been an admirer of those who can express themselves well in short verse. Consequently I was interested when I came across 7 Poems, an Alexa skill, which provides the user of an Amazon Echo with access to 7 poems from the book Text Messages, by Andrew Wilson, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Studio-for-Co-operation-Seven-Poems/dp/B07GZT6DVK/.
I was impressed with the poems showcased in the above free Alexa skill, and will be purchasing Wilson’s book Text Messages.
My love for the short poem began, I believe with my reading of Ernest Dowson’s “They are not long,...
November 3, 2019
Late Afternoon, In The Churchyard
Late afternoon, in the churchyard,
A pattern of Autumn leaves
On the ground,
Distracted me
From my thought,
Which was not that profound.
My review of Go Emily, an Alexa skill enabling the user of an Amazon Echo to listen to the poetry of Emily Dickinson
On 1 November, I reviewed The Bell of Amherst, an Alexa skill which enables the user of an Amazon Echo to listen to the poetry of Emily Dickinson, https://kmorrispoet.com/2019/11/01/the-bell-of-amherst-how-best-to-enjoy-the-poetry-of-emily-dickinson/. As you will see from that review, I was disappointed with The Bell. Consequently I enabled Go Emily which, as with The Bell, allows users of the Echo to listen to Dickinson’s work, https://www.amazon.com/Appbly-com-Go-Emily/dp/B01LX3SF9I.
There is, so far as I can ascertain from having used both Go Emily and The Bell of Amherst, no difference between the 2 skills, Indeed, if I where a smoker (which I a...
A Young Man Who Calls Himself Warner
A young man who calls himself Warner
Frequents an adults only sauna
Where he’s served curry and rice
With lots of hot spice,
By a girl who says she’s Lorna!
My review of the British Poetry Alexa skill
Being the owner of an Amazon Echo and a lover of poetry, I recently enabled the Alexa skill of the same name, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adam-Krell-British-Poetry/dp/B07B269592.
The British Poetry Alexa skill enables the user of an Echo to ask that a poem is read. There is also the opportunity to play a game to test your knowledge of British poetry.
Turning first to the read a poem feature, I found this rather hit and miss. For example on asking for a poem by the famous composer of humorous verse, Edward Lear, a poem by Sir Thomas Wyatt was voiced by Alexa...
November 2, 2019
A Young Lady Named Dolly
A young lady named Dolly
Asked to borrow my brolly,
And being extremely witty
And more than pretty,
She led me into folly!
A Lusty Young Lady Named Patricia
A lusty young lady named Patricia
Spanks men with her carpet slipper,
And when the fun is done
To her back kitchen she’ll run,
And cook them a tasty kipper!
Through Nude Trees
Through Nude trees
An autumn breeze
Does gust.
This season will pass
And all my lust
For a pretty lass
With whom I would make free
Will be
As the summer grass,
Long since past.
A Young Lady Named Claire
A young lady named Claire
Said, “for bed I must prepare”.
So she took off her dress
Which, I have to confess,
Astounded my friend the mayor!
