K. Morris's Blog, page 405

There Are Many Ointments

There are many ointments
For stings
And similar things.
And, for life’s disappointments
There is art,
Which, though it may not cause the heart
To sing
May, perchance, ease the sting
Of the she
Who rejects thee.

On Going To Bed Last Night

On going to bed last night
I saw a young lady with a kite.
When I asked, “what are you doing here?”
She said, “the night being drear
And your window so near,
I flew in here with this kite!”.

The Reaper of Grain

I am rested today.
I shall stay that way,
Getting plenty of sleep
But, sooner or later
This prater
Will, his toil
Cease, and find peace
In nature’s good soil,
For I maintain
That none can foil
The reaper of grain.

Dusk Must Come

Dusk must come,
And the setting sun
Mark Time
For rhyme.

When A Young Lady Whose Name Is Lou

When a young lady whose name is Lou
Danced on the table at 2,
The restaurant’s manager Mike
Said, “your dancing I like,
But do you think you could serve now, Lou?”

When A Young Lady Of Vienna

When a young lady of Vienna
Asked me to lend her a tenner,
To mend her door,
I said, “you will need more,
As a tenner won’t go far in Vienna!

When A Foolish Young Man Named Meek

When a foolish young man named Meek
Challenged me to a duel this week,
And I said, “pistols at dawn!”,
He looked most forlorn,
As Dawn is on holiday this week!

Good Night

All agree
That a gentleman will offer coffee
Or tea,
And that he
Will hold open the door, and say,
“good night”
In a gentlemanly way,
And watch her sweet face
Enter the embrace
Of the sultry night.

Research carried out by “The Guardian” shows many of the reviews posted on Amazon to be misleading

The Guardian has carried out research into the reviews posted on Amazon, and its findings show many of them to be misleading, both in the field of books and other products available via Amazon. For example, one edition of Austen’s “emma” contained many errors, including the use of “buddy” instead of “friend”, and “guy” rather than man. For the article please see, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/05/amazon-shoppers-misled-by-bundled-product-reviews

Thursday Book Feature: The Writer’s Pen and Other Poems

I was delighted to receive this review of “The Writer’s Pen and Other Poems” (audio edition). For the audio edition, which is available from Audible, please visit, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KPN8LT3/. The foregoing link will take you to the audio edition on Amazon. You can also find it by going to audible.co.uk or audible.com and searching for “the writer’s pen and other poems”. Unfortunately the direct link I had to the book on the Audible site returns an error, however searching does brin...