The wind is blowing
And soon I will be going
Outside.
Or perhaps I should hide
In here
As the weather is drear
And the prospect of writing
Is somewhat inviting.
The Wind Is Blowing
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Monthly Archives: January 2018
There Was A Young Man Named Keith
There was a young man named Keith
Who met a witch on a blasted heath.
Her name it was Joan
And she lived all alone
Until she went and married Keith!
10 Of The Best Poems About Fire
The literary website, Interesting Literature, has chosen 10 of the best poems about fire. The poems include William Blake’s wonderful poem “The Tyger”. You can read Interesting Literature’s choices here https://interestingliterature.com/2018/01/17/10-of-the-best-poems-about-fire/.
One of my earliest poems is entitled “Fire and reads thus:
“I have felt the fire’s power;
It kindles brightly and sinks within the hour.
I have watched the embers dying fast;
Looked into the future and gazed into the past.
I have raked the ashes cold, felt the bleakness in my soul”.
(“Fire” can be found in “Dalliance”, which is available in the Amazon Kindle store https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QQVJC7E).
Feedback On Your Poems
On Thursday 22 February, poet and tutor Hannah Silverwill be providing feedback on your poems.
This event takes place at the Poetry Society in London’s Covent Garden at a cost of £60 for Poetry Society members and £70 for non-members.
For further details please visit the following link http://poetrysociety.org.uk/event/feedback-on-your-poems-from-hannah-silva-london/.
A Place Of Quietude
A place of quietude
Where few intrude
Is this room
Where soon
I shall retire
To read
Or feed
My desire
For other things.
Some strings tie.
I am lost.
books.
The mirror looks
On while
On occasions the bell pings
Ushering in a smile
And perchance,
A kind of dance.
There Was A Young Man Named Hatcher
There was a young man named Hatcher
Who worked as a professional rat catcher.
He was helped by his cat,
(A feline called Matt)
And was employed by the late Lady Thatcher!
Sleepwalking
Dare
I go
Bare?
No!
But on going to bed
There is in my head
The thought
That I could be caught
Out
And about
Sleepwalking.
‘Tis the nightmare stalking
My mind
That I may
One day
Find
Myself bare,
Heaven knows where!
There Was A Young Nun Named Louise
There was a young nun named Louise
Who’s habit it was to tease.
She donated all of the convent’s resources
To serving members of the armed forces
And she sailed the seven seas.
Troubles
A turn of the key
And all is safely locked behind
My front door. Yet I find
That my troubles follow me.
I can not agree
With those who say
“Go away on holiday”,
For your troubles will with you stay.
True, there are drink and sunny beaches
Where girls, juicy as ripe peaches
Will soothe away your worries.
But time (often unnoticed) hurries
On and the holidays are too soon gone.
And you return
To the fact that can not be spurned.
A Review Of My Collection Of Poetry “My Old Clock I Wind”
I was pleased to receive the following review of “My Old Clock I Wind” (audio download from Audible):
“I originally read this as an eBook, and wrote the following review for it:
quote;This is another excellent collection of poems by this author. Some are amusing, like the poem “Howling At The Moon” (one of my favourites of this collection) while others are extremely thought-provoking, like “Evening Walk” (another favourite of mine from this collection). In other words, this collection is a pleasant read, filled with poems which will have you either chuckling in amusement, or lost in musings on topics most can relate to even if they haven’t spent much time considering them before.unquote;
My review still stands, though I’d like to add that it was nice to get to listen to the poems being read out. The narrator did a good job”.
(For the above review please visit https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Arts-Entertainment/My-Old-Clock-I-Wind-and-Other-Poems-Audiobook/B077VYT3X6#customer-reviews. To purchase “My Old Clock” please visit https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Arts-Entertainment/My-Old-Clock-I-Wind-and-Other-Poems-Audiobook/B077VYT3X6).
“My Old Clock I Wind” is also available in ebook and paperback from Moyhill Publishing http://moyhill.com/clock/, and (ebook and audio download) from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0735JBVBG.
It is also available in braille from the Royal National Institute of Blind People, quoting order number 25870603. You can call RNIB on 0303 123 9999 or go to http://shop.rnib.org.uk/. .
K Morris - Poet 