K. Morris's Blog, page 299
March 23, 2020
There Once Was A God Named Zeus
There once was a god named Zeus
Who decided a nymph to seduce.
He plied her with fine wine
And on spaghetti rings they did dine.
And he bought her a chocolate mousse!
March 22, 2020
Mortality
I love the sunlight
That comes and goes.
It is easy to write
Of eternal night,
And to compose
Flowery verses
About ones mortality.
But many a poet curses
The reality
Behind his poetry.
An Elderly Poet Named Coker
An elderly poet named Coker
Wields a mean old poker.
When I said, your verse is bad!,
He called me a rude young lad!.
Its painful being chastised with a poker!
March 21, 2020
A Young Lady Who Worked in a Bar
A young lady who worked in a bar
Would, for the customers, take off her bra.
But, now the pubs are all closed
She keeps on all of her clothes.
Well, at least she keeps on her bra!
Oh Creature of Night
Oh creature of night,
Who flits, in dark
And by moonlight,
Why did you cry,
In the park
On a sunlit afternoon in Spring?
Twas a strange thing
To hear.
Yet I
felt no fear,
But pondered on your incongruous cry,
And a virus, invisible to the eye.
March 20, 2020
A Young Lady of Moldova
A young lady of Moldova
Stole my brand new pullover.
Twas in the woods at night
As I flew my old kite.
Please, has anyone seen my pullover?
COVID-19 (the Corona Virus) – my Experience of Living and Working in London
Yesterday evening (19 March), I received a text from a friend saying, There is literally nothing left in the shops!.
Whilst I have not experienced there being literally nothing left, I have, regularlly visited my local Sainsburys only to find no toilet rolls, canned tuna or other items which, usually fill my shopping basket.
My local Sainsburys in Upper Norwood has, as with all Sainsburys (and many other supermarkets), limited shoppers to purchasing a maximum of 2 of any 1 product so, for...
March 19, 2020
A Young Lady Named Bess
A young lady named Bess
Has lost her dress,
While naughty Ms Lou
Has kept my shoe.
And me, I should confess
A Young Lady By The Name of Helen
A young lady by the name of Helen
Spent all of her short life in yellen.
She yelled so loud
It burst a cloud,
Which drowned that poor young lady named Helen!
March 18, 2020
Gabriela Marie Milton’s “Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings” to be published by Vita Brevis Press soon
Gabriela Marie Miltons Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings will be published soon by Vita Brevis Press. To read more about this, please go to, https://shortprose.blog/2020/03/18/my-poetry-book-passions-love-poems-and-other-writings-coming-soon-at-vita-brevis-press/.
