K. Morris's Blog, page 347
October 20, 2019
I Met A Young Lady Named Ling
I met a young lady named Ling
Who says she likes to swing.
But when we attended a swingers party
With the great and the literati,
I saw not 1 single swing!
Early Afternoon Humour
When a young lady named Leigh
Said, I have a degree!”,
And I asked, “where did you study?”,
She said, “in fields very muddy,
As my degree’s in archaeology!”.
—
A young man named Mole
Being possessed of a poetic soul,
Recites dark and mournful poetry
To a young lady called Leigh,
Whilst wearing a washing up bowl!
—
A young lady named Megg
Says she’s layed an egg.
The tabloids have gone wild
And a patents been filed,
Bu...
Last Night I Was Somewhere Called Nowhere
Last night I was somewhere
Called nowhere
For there
I stood
In the dark wood
Of dreams,
Wherein
Virtue and sin
Are merely seeming,
For we are dreaming.
‘Tis a fine
Line
Twixt the living and the dead.
The head,
So full of thought
Is, suddenly, nought
And many
Men
Creep
Away In sleep.
To some death is the final despair,
The never ending nightmare
For None can escape
Death’s suffocating...
October 19, 2019
In Defence of “Said”\
A spirited defence of the use of the word “said”, for which I have considerable sympathy, https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2019/10/literary-value-ten-cent-word-maura-roan-mckeegan.html.
Whilst it is, of course, good practice to use alternative words for “said” where appropriate, in many instances this simple, 4 letter word is the best choice for writers.
As always, I would be interested in the views of my readers.
Kevin
If Gandhi Was A Racist, Who Then Shall We Honour?
Back in 2016, Oxford University announced that it would not bow to the demands of the Rhodes Must Fall campaign, and the statue of Cecil Rhodes would remain, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-35435805.
The Rhodes scholarship enables students to benefit from funds left in the will of the late Cecil Rhodes, irrespective of skin colour. However, the Rhodes Must Fall campaign contend that Rhodes was an “imperialist” and a “racist” and his statue has no place on the campus of Oriel College, Oxford.
I smiled with wry humour when I learned...
When A Young Lady Named Rose
When a young lady named Rose
Said, “I shall a poem compose!”,
A police constable called Kate
Said, “that really is great,
But please, put on some clothes!”.
The Line
Whilst speaking with a young lady
My imagination has roamed free,
And I have thought how slim
Is she,
And how thin
The dress
Twixt her and me.
I walk the line
‘Twixt virtue and sin
And sometimes stray
For the line
Is gosamer fine,
And to sin,
Can be divine.
A Young Man Named Glynn
A young man named Glynn
Wished to give up gin,
So he ordered lemonade
From a pretty barmaid,
Which led him into sin!
October 18, 2019
When A Young Lady Named Flair
When a young lady named Flair
Suggested that we have an affair,
I said, “that’s perfectly okay,
But I’m with Claire today,
And do you have to glare!
A Young Lady Named Claire
A young lady named Claire
Invited me into her lair,
Where we spent a most enjoyable time
Engaged in performing great rhyme,
Until her husband he found us there!
