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January 22, 2019
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.
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(“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!
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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...
The Hour
She in socks
Stands. His hands
Are done
With fun
And the clocks
Have reached the hour
So they speak
Of the following week.
Why I Hate and Love poetry – Is it the goat in me?
“Why I hate and love poetry – Is it the goat in me?”, is a long but rewarding read, https://sevencircumstances.com/poetry-and-lyrics/why-i-hate-poetry/
January 20, 2019
I Once Knew A Man Named Oak
I once knew a man named Oak
Who loved to laugh and joke.
But as he lay dieing
He took to crying,
So I told him a really good joke!
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I once knew a man named Oak
Who loved to laugh and joke.
But as he lay on his deathbed
He softly said,
“This life ’tis a very poor joke”!
A Young Lady Who’s Name Is Michelle
A young lady who’s name is Michelle
Is well known in a certain hotel.
When entering my room
In the depths of the gloom
I regret she tripped and fell.
January 19, 2019
As I Sat Drinking
As I sat drinking
I fell to thinking
On how some lack inhibition
Which leads to perdition.
Too many a glass
Has led lad and lass
Astray. Yet the hay
Is sweet in summertime
And I have heard say
That there is more to life than rhyme.
