K. Morris's Blog, page 344
November 1, 2019
The Mad, Sad Dance
The below is dedicated to the poet Ernest Christopher Dowson, who sought solace in the arms of the world’s oldest profession, and died young, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Dowson.
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Can the kiss, paid for
From a whore
Be sweet?
Can the feet
Of a girl
That whirl
In a sad
Mad dance
Of pseudo romance
Forever seeking the main chance,
Bring real joy
To the man who refuses to leave
The boy
Behind?
I grieve
For the man who refuses to leave
The...
The Bell of Amherst – how best to enjoy the poetry of Emily Dickinson
I have long been an admirer of Emily Dickinson’s work, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Dickinson. My first recollection of having encountered her poetry was as a child whilst listening to Poetry Please! on BBC Radio 4. I remember being fascinated by a rendering of Dickinson’s fine poem “As I could not stop for death he kindly stopped for me”, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47652/because-i-could-not-stop-for-death-479.
I frequently return to Emily’s work, and the bookcase in my bedroom contains 2 substancial braille volumes of her poetry. Given the pleasure I derive from her poetry, I was pleased to find tha...
October 31, 2019
A Young Lady Named Claire
A young lady named Clair
Is a wiz with software.
She’s built a robot just like me.
And it even drinks tea,
And its having an affair with Flair!
October 30, 2019
My review of “My Poems”, an Alexa Skill enabling the Amazon Echo user to listen to poetry
This review is of My Poems, an Alexa skill which can be enabled for the Amazon Echo, enabling the user to listen to poems, and “pin” their favourites for future easy access.
Back in 2018, I purchased and reviewed the Amazon Echo (Second Generation), https://kmorrispoet.com/2018/09/25/my-review-of-the-amazon-echo-second-generation/. The Echo is a versatile device controled by voice, enabling the user to do many things, including listen to music, enjoy audio books from audible.com and check the meaning of words/have them spelt. In addition the user can enable various skills, includi...
A Young Lady Named Ocean
A young lady named Ocean
Is good at self promotion.
When she climbed Nelsons Column
With the PM dressed as Gollum,
The tourists, they all cheered Ocean!
Last Night I Met A Pretty Young Witch
Last night I met a pretty young witch
Who said, “I know how to get rich”.
I took her to bed
But, by morning she’d fled,
With my wallet, which made that witch rich!
October 29, 2019
Early Wednesday Morning Humour
When a young lady named Ann
Called me a very bad man,
I said, “I haven’t done anything yet!”,
She said, “that I very much regret!”.
She’s a naughty young lady is Ann!
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When a young lady named Leigh
Said that she enjoys reading poetry,
I suggested a hot date
With Leigh and Miss Kate,
As my favourite number is 3!
—
When a young lady named Joan
Hid behind an ancient gravestone,
A corpse passing by
Said, with a sigh,
“Jo...
I’m Dating A Girl Named Corral
I’m dating a girl named Corral
Who is extremely strict and moral.
So when round at her flat
I keep on my hat,
To avoid an almighty quarrel!
October 28, 2019
Last Night I Found In My Double Bed
Last night I found in my double bed
A young woman who was lacking a head.
When I said, “its not yet Halloween”,
She gave a most terrible, piercing scream,
Which was strange, as she had no head!
There Once Was A Young Man Named Niels
There once was a young man named Niels
Who was fond of girls in high heels,
But the parish priest called Paul
Knew that wouldn’t do at all,
So he confiscated those girls and their heels!
