K. Morris's Blog, page 727
September 1, 2015
Life
Originally posted on arwenaragornstar:
My desperate embrace, my grab for life
we are
joined, but joyless – yet joy there willbe
as
to live on – one must heed the decree
that
dark turns to light with a roll of the dice
Image: “the Kiss” sculpture by Auguste Rodin
Credit: musee-Rodin.fr
August 31, 2015
Gaming
She dances with ghosts in the machine,
Flickering images pervade her dreams.
She has no need of romance it seems,
Just friends who flicker then die on screen.
Ghost-like she games through the night,
The thrill of playing does her excite.
She avoids love’s sting,
Gaming is her thing!
“The Girl Who Wasn’t There And Other Poems”, Cover Reveal
Many thanks to Chris Graham (AKA The Story Reading Ape) for designing the book cover for my forthcoming collection of poetry, “The Girl Who Wasn’t There And Other Poems”. I had originally intended to entitle my book, “We are All In The Gutter, But Some Of Us Are Looking At The Stars”. However, on reflection I determined on “The Girl Who Wasn’t There And Other Poems”. The Wilde quote does however live on as can be seen from the description on the back cover.
I am aiming to publish “The Girl W...
August 29, 2015
Monster – My Guest Post On “Behind The White Coat”
Thank you to Victo Dolore from Behind The White Coat for publishing my poem, “Monster” which can be found by following this link, https://doctorly.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/from-the-guest-room/. Please do check out Victo’s blog.
Kevin
August 27, 2015
We Are All In The Gutter, But Some Of Us Are Looking At The Stars
I will be taking a break from blogging over the UK bank holiday weekend. I will be preparing my new collection of poetry for publication. The title is “We Are All In The Gutter, But Some Of Us Are Looking At The Stars”, which is a quote from the great Oscar Wilde. As the title suggests, the collection will be a compilation of some of my darker poetry.
On first reading, the quote is bleak. The gutter suggests the lowest point in the life of man or what some might label “a low mode of living”!...
“Alone” – Give Me the Monsters – by Patrick W. Marsh
Patrick paints a bleak picture. Kevin
Originally posted on CALAMITIES PRESS:
There is a stretch of highway near where I live called Highway 10. It’s a straight shot through the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities. I’ve been driving it for years. I would take it to school, both high school and college, plus various times I’ve moved in with my folks and such. Now, I’m raising my children along the edge of this metaphorical concrete snake. I’ve traveled it a thousand times...
The Overwhelming Majority Of Self-Published Work is “Bad” – I Beg To Differ
I recently came across the following comment regarding the difficulties experienced by authors in getting published, (http://www.derekhaines.ch/justpublishing/i-need-a-publisher-no-you-dont/comment-page-1/#comment-1607). The commenter’s argument is neatly encapsulated by the following quote,
“Here’s the truth: 99.99% self publish because a traditional publisher rejected their manuscripts.
Why? Because they’re BAD!”
The above is a sweeping assertion. How can the commenter possibly know why so...
August 26, 2015
Waking Early
Waking early I lie,
Darkness still shrouds the sky.
One day or night I will die,
There will be no more awakening to the sky.
Is death the final sleep,
Through which no dreams creep?
Or a perpetual dream,
wherein our consciousness forever streams?
Often, when dreaming, I believe myself to be awake.
On waking, I realise my mistake.
But how can I be certain the land of sleep is behind,
That I am not in a dream confined?
I lack the wisdom of a divine,
So can not answers find.
10 Great Facts about Writers and Dogs
A great post for all you dog lovers out there including myself. I particularly like, “The first draft of John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men was eaten by his dog, Max.” Hopefully the invention of computers and other storage devices precludes this from happening today …! Kevin
Originally posted on Interesting Literature:
Short facts about writers and their pet dogs – and the canine figures in the works of famous authors
Fearing attacks from rivals, poet Alexander Pop...
August 25, 2015
Name a Blind Poet
An interesting short piece regarding blind poets and how their blindness impacts their poetry. Being blind I find that much of my work describes senses other than sight – smell, touch and man’s emotions. Kevin
Originally posted on :
I am intrigued by how poets are influenced by their visual sense. This is reflected in their verse, as well as the use of accompanying photographs and other visual artwork. And many of you practice both Taiga and Haiga poetr...
