Most say
“I shall give it up one day.
But I have bills to pay
And its an easy way
To earn cash.
I am not rash
(Like some of the others you may know).
So let us go
To your room
Where I shall for a while
Dispell your gloom
With my painted smile”.
There was a young lady named Holly
Who lived in an ancient folly.
One day at dawn
She danced in the corn
As the farmer whacked her with his brolly!
It is my belief
That a man
Can turn over a new leaf.
But it is easier (at any time
Of year)
To rhyme
Than it is to adhere
To resolutions made in wine and beer.
A happy new year to you all
And, if you should fall
Perchance my words you may recall.
—
Putting aside poetry, in all sincerity, I wish you all the very best for 2018.
Kevin
There was a young lady named Jone
Who wrote a book on her phone.
Her boyfriend named Matt
Kept a black cat
Which wrote a book of it’s own
There was a young lady named Lucille
Who swallowed a very large live eel.
When she passed away
Her friends did say
“She was never the real deal”.
There was a young lady named Leigh
Who said “new year, new me”.
She went to the cash machine
Some money to glean
But her bank did not agree.
I am pleased to announce that I shall be appearing on Vancouver Co-Op Radio’s The World Poetry Reading Series, at 1:30 PST on Thursday 11 January. This equates to 9:30 PM UK time.
During the show I shall be talking about (and reading) my poetry.
You can listen to a previous podcast of me reading from my collection of poetry, “My Old Clock I Wind” by clicking here http://moyhill.com/clock/assets/km_interview2-world_poetry_cafe-2017.04.05.mp3.
To find out about the World Poetry Reading Series please visit http://worldpoetry.ca/
There are no pockets in a shroud.
The proud
And the humble
All must tumble
Into the grave.
But you should save
One solitary coin
To enjoin
The ferryman to take you on
Your final journey.
The wind does moan
Outside, as my thoughts fly
in circles well known to me.
I lie
Alone,
Unable to close eye
And return to a land
Where I have no command
Over foot or hand.
The morning light filters through curtain.
I am uncertain
Of my inner spring
And no not what today will bring
Other than the endless debate
Over whether I should close the stable gate.
I ought to have said “whoa!”
Long ago
But lacked the will to do so.
On checking Goodreads today, I was delighted to come across the below review of my collection of poetry, “My Old Clock I Wind”:
“A wonderful collection of poems by the talented Kevin Morris all of which have the underlying theme of life and time passing.
Three of my favourite poems from this collection are as follows:
Hatters and hares – a very clever poem based on Alice’s experience of having tea with the March Hare and the Mad Hatter in the classic story Alice in Wonderland.
The poem makes the point that everything in our technology based word is not as it seems and that the progress we think we see is deceptive;
What is a double bed? – this extraordinary poem also makes the point that life is temporary and illustrates how we need to grasp it and make the most of
life’s moments before we pass on; and
Count Dracula Went Out to Dine – this poem appealed to my dark sense of humour and I found the depiction of Count Dracula out for a meal and his interaction
with the staff in the restaurant very interesting and amusing.
If you like intriguing and well written poetry, then this is the book for you”.
For the above review please go to https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2219087573?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1. My thanks to the reviewer, Robbie Cheadle for taking the time to read and review my book.
“My Old Clock I Wind” is available in the Amazon Kindle store:
Amazon UK – https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0735JBVBG
Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0735JBVBG.
You can also find “My Old Clock”, in audio format at Audible.
It is also available (print and ebook) from Moyhill Publishing http://moyhill.com/clock/
K Morris - Poet 