K. Morris's Blog, page 385

I Know A Young Man Named Monk

I know a young man named Monk
Who composes verse whilst extremely drunk,
As a pretty young barmaid
(Who is far from staid)
Entertains both me and Monk!

He Longed for Girls in High-Heels

He longed for girls in high-heels,
With soft,
Perfect skin.
But the devil coughed
And reminded him
That he was growing old
And that he had sold
His soul
For lust
To girls in high-heels
Who love gold,
Which crumbles into dust

A Young Lady Named Ling

A young lady named Ling
Has invited me to swing,
But having looked all around
I can see no fairground,
So know not how to swing!

The Song of the Birds – Guest Post by, Kevin Morris…

My thanks to the story Reading Ape for publishing my guest post on the poetry of birdsong. Ever since I can remember, I have felt a strong affinity with birds and this is, I believe reflected in many of my poems. Kevin

Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog

As a child, I spent a good deal of time with my grandfather. He was a lover of birds an I do, I believe derive my affection for our feathered friends from him. I recollect a nesting box attached to the garden shed, and my feeling of exciteme...

A Most Distinguished Aristocratic Old Maid

A most distinguished aristocratic old maid
Thinks it vulgar to engage in trade,
But I happen to know
That her great grandfather Joe,
Made his money by engaging in trade!

There Was A Young Man Named Glass

There was a young man named Glass
Who appeared on a rather remarkable podcast.
There being absolutely no sound
It was very profound,
And the critics all raved about Glass!

Poet Kevin Morris to appear on the Magic Happens Now podcast with Annette Rochelle Aben

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I am delighted to announce that I shall be interviewed, by Annette Rochelle Aben for the Tell Me a Story podcast, at 5 pm on Friday 7 June, https://themagichappensnow.com/tell-me-a-story-with-annette-rochelle-aben/.

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Once the podcast goes live I shall, of course post a link to it here. My thanks to Annette for her kindness in agreeing to interview me.

Kevin

New photographs on my Instagram

I have uploaded a number of new pictures to my Instagram.

 

Instagram Poets

Having recently started an Instagram to promote my poetry, I was interested to read this article on Instagram poets, https://mashable.com/article/instagram-poetry-democratise-genre/?europe=true.

According to the article, Instagram has led to a significant growth in the number of young people reading poetry online thereby democratising the world of poetry. While some poets confine themselves to Instagram, others have graduated to bookstores.

Instagram poets are viewed by some literary critics...

When I Said To My Friend Lou

When I said, to my friend Lou,
(Who is fond of the stiletto shoe),
“You are rather witty,
Though not very pretty”,
She threw at me her shoe!