K. Morris's Blog, page 624

K Morris reading a selection of his limericks.

Me reading a selection of my limericks.

K Morris reading a further selection of his poetry.

Me reading several of my poems.

There Was A Young Lady Called Emma

There was a young lady called Emma
Who went to dance in Vienna.
When the people asked, “are you an erotic dancer?”
She replied, “I am no chancer,
But perhaps if you pay me a tenner …!”

12 of the Best and Funniest Limericks Ever Written

Interesting Literature

Our pick of the greatest limericks

The limerick is a poetic form shrouded in mystery: nobody knows why they’re named after Limerick, who invented the form, or when they were first composed. What we do know is that they’ve been with us for a long time – the earliest limericks date back to the Middle Ages – and that, at their best, limericks can be very, very funny. They can also demonstrate a masterly control of verse form and admirable economy of language. In this post...

There Was A Young Man Called Ed

There was a young man called Ed
Who decided his girlfriend to wed.
When he found she hadn’t any money,
He said, “ain’t it funny,
My love for her it is dead!”

There Was A Young Lady Called Lena

There was a young lady called Lena
Who worked as a domestic cleaner.
Clients where very few
And I am afraid it is true
That her customers had never seena!

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There Was A Young Lady Called May

There was a young lady called May
Who walked in the fields one day.
She met the queen of the fairies there,
Who said, “beware,
For here you may not stay!”

There Was A Young Man Called Is

There was a young man called Is,
Who married a girl named Ought.
They couldn’t agree
On what should be
And ended up in court!

Don’t Always Compare Your Work With Others

This made me smile.

shivashishspeaks

A heart surgeon took his car to his local garage for a monthly service to a poor mechanic.
“So tell me,” says the mechanic, “I’ve been wondering about what we both do for a living, and how much more you get paid than me…”
“Yes?” says the surgeon.
“Well look at this,” says the mechanic, as he worked on a big complicated Audi engine, “I check how it’s running, open it up, fix the valves, and put it all back together so it works good as new. We basically do...

The Dungeon (Liverpool local history)

An interesting piece on the history of the Dungeon, an area of Liverpool close to where my mum lives. I must confess that the name dungeon conjured up for me visions of dank prison cells, however the Dungeon was, in fact a major salt refinery and a place of considerable historical interest, http://www.roydenhistory.co.uk/mrlhp/local/salt/dungeon.htm.