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January 24, 2019
Nature’s Law
She is the law that rules us all.
Engineer of all things green
claws, fur, and feather –
all the wildlife seen.
She is the sea
and undertow
tidal ebb… and flow
the movement of cloud
sand, earth, and sky
clapping thunder
falling rain…
and deserts dry.
She is purple of pansy
and velvet of violet
rose petals
soaked in crimson
the lullaby breeze
through forest trees
and birds…
swift of wing
that fly in between.
She is the predator and prey,
the air that fills our lungs,
soil tha...
January 23, 2019
She Works In A Bar
She works in a bar
Or so she pretends
To family and friends.
She says she’s saving for a car.
In the meantime she takes public transport.
Her fare
Is paid when she gets there.
Ought those near
And dear
To her to guess?
Why so for the short dress
And stilettos
Are stowed, discreet
Until they meet.
No ghettos
Has she known.
‘Twas a loan
She struggled to repay
That led her to say
“I have a job in a bar
Where I will often need to work late”.
When the loan is cleared, she will save for that car
Bu...
When A Young Lady Named Honey
When a young lady named Honey
Dated me for my money
There grew a rumour
That she had a sense of humour
As I hadn’t any money!
Lee
There was a young man named Lee
Who said, “I want to speak about me”!
As he spoke at great length
I thought, Ggod give me strength”,
But God did not agree!
—
There was a young man named Lee
Who said, “I want to speak about me”!
As he spoke at great length
I gathered all my strength
And jumped into the raging sea!
—
When a young man by the name of Lee
Said, “I want to speak about me”!
I beat upon my chest
And said, “Sir, you jest”!
But he did not agree!
January 22, 2019
There Was A Young Man Of Turkey
There was a young man of Turkey
Who’s finances where very murky!
He spent all his money
On a girl called Honey,
Who’s profession was extremely murky!
There Was A Young Lady Of Turkey
There was a young lady of Turkey
Who’s lifestyle was somewhat quirky.
She drank 10 pints of beer,
But felt not at all queer.
In fact she felt quite perky!
Banning Books
A couple of weeks ago, I fell into conversation with a librarian. During the course of our conversation she mentioned that the library does not stock books which their readers might “find offensive”. This exchange got me thinking about how one defines what constitutes “offensive”, and whether something being so classified is a sufficient reason for not allowing it on to the library’s shelves.
The great English author and poet, Rudyard Kipling is loved by people of every race and creed. Yet a...
January 21, 2019
Of Beds And Such
What is a double bed?
A place where the dread
Of what comes after this brief life
Is momentarily lost in the arms of mistress or wife.
What is a double bed?
A place where the lone head sleeps
And sometimes weeps.
What is a double bed?
A place of joy and pain,
Where we return again and again
Until we are slain
By the final sleep.
—
(“What Is A Double Bed?” can be found in “My Old Clock I Wind and Other Poems” by K Morris”, which is available here, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0735JBVBG/).
There Was A Young Man Named Glyn
There was a young man named Glyn
Who, wishing to destroy the establishment from within,
Addressed the Carlton Club
From his bathtub,
But they still wouldn’t let him in!
—
There was a young man named Glyn
Who, wishing to destroy the establishment from within,
Addressed the Carlton Club
From his bathtub
Which delighted the ladies within!
Blind librarian David Faucheaux is Library Journal’s audiobook reviewer of the year
As a blind reader, (I read Kindle books using the text to speech facility), and a lover of audio books, I was interested to read this post. Several of my poetry titles are available via audible.co.uk and audible.com, making it easy for visually impaired readers (and others) to read/listen to them.
David Faucheux, a blind librarian who has contributed to TeleRead, is Library Journal’s audiobook reviewer of the year for 2018.
“David has an incredible enthusiasm for a wide range of genres and t...
