There is a young lady named White
Who is known as the gentlemen’s delight.
She works in a club
With that gorgeous Miss Grub
And my doppelganger was there last night …!
There is a young lady named White
Who is known as the gentlemen’s delight.
She works in a club
With that gorgeous Miss Grub
And my doppelganger was there last night …!
There once was a most wicked old cat
Who ate many a fine gentleman’s top hat.
He lived in a house
With a very bad mouse,
And a rat who was known as Matt!
On this cold December Evening
My thoughts turn to leaving.
Though I can not fight
The inevitable night
I can write,
Which gives me some pleasure
In this passing weather.
And words may dance on
When poets are gone.
Below is a slight rewrite of my poem “There is Still Snow:
There is still snow
And ice
In the churchyard nearby.
But below
There are no sighs
As vice
And virtue lie
Under December skies.
You can find the original version here https://kmorrispoet.com/2022/12/17/there-is-still-snow/
The memory remains
Of cold flames
And skin
Against skin.
I may have learned
Her real name
But my memory retains
Rough carpet burns
And a skirt
So short,
That, on first look
I mistook
It for a belt.
No lover was spurned.
She never returned.
When a young lady known as Prism
Said, “the sun he has just risen”.
And they said, “Claire!
Beware of that bear!”,
She said, “my name it is Prism!”.
There is still snow
And ice
In the churchyard nearby.
But below
There is know sigh
As vice
And virtue lie
Under December sky.
Me, on the periphery
Engaging in desultory
Conversation with the barman.
As they sing karaoke.
I say goodnight
To the lone barman.
Momentarily partake
Of the firelight,
Then forsake
It for the night.
This poem first appeared on my blog some years back and is reproduced below in amended form:
Whilst out shopping
I see girl’s shoes
And lose
Myself in a shocking
Thought, of stilettos bought
By young women who,
At night
Bring delight
With loss of shoe
And stocking.
But I have shopping
Still to do!
When a pretty young lady named Miss Lou
Said, “you should take care what you do
As there are young women
To tempt you into sinning,
I said, “yes, I’ll see you at 2 …!”