Me, much older.
Your head on my shoulder.
Your legs entwine with mine,
One, final, time.
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Lust
Lust is like the ocean.
It’s tide carries us away.
Yet, unlike the great ocean,
Our lusts turn to clay.
A Gentleman Who Liked To Shoot Grouse
A gentleman who liked to shoot grouse
Was delighted by a large flying mouse.
He said to his cat,
“I’ll eat my old hat.
Along with those grouse and that mouse!”.
Book review – The Further Selected Poems of K Morris (Spoiler Free)
I was pleased to receive this review of my Further Selected Poems.
“Footprints will go, / Covered by snow. / And this dear England of mine— / Is it all in my mind?”
- Title: The Further Selected Poems of K Morris
- Author: K Morris
- Genre: Poetry
- Pages: 86 pages
- Publication date: February 28, 2021
I enjoyed reading K Morris’ book, Light and Shade, so I also picked up The Further Selected Poems of K Morris.
The Further Selected Poems of K Morris is different from his other book. In this one, the concept of death and mortality gets explored a lot, which is expected since his dog passed away recently. There still are some comedic poems toward the end but not as much as last time.
The rhyme schemes throughout this poems have gotten much better. I can tell that Morris has grown as a poet in a great way.
I do wish the collection…
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There Is A Young Lady With A Lute
There is a young lady with a lute
Who works in a house of ill repute.
A vicar named Ted
Oft attends her sick bed –
He’s known for his love of the lute.
My Phantom Lover
I met a young lady named Glover
Who is known as the phantom lover.
She stole my heart
And all my art.
And got shot by my dear mother!
Why Do I Rush To Pass
Why do I rush to pass
Those who walk the churchyard path?
I reach my home
And leave behind the path
Along which all must pass,
To a place where bones
Find their final home,
Under a cold stone.
My Poem I Would Rather Be A Tree Has Been Included In Dodo Modern Vidpoets
I am pleased to announce that my poem I would Rather Be a Tree has been included in May’s Dodo Modern Vidpoets. To listen to me reading I Would Rather Be a Tree, and the poems of the other contributors, please follow this link, https://dodovidpoets.blogspot.com/2021/05/virtual-dodo-6-may-2021.html.
There Once Was a Man Named Ray
There once was a man named Ray
Who said, “in the month of May
It is my sole goal
To dance around the Maypole.
But my girl she refuses to play!”
Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – New Book on the Shelves – Wordcrafter #Poetry Anthology Compiled by Kaye Lynne Booth and Roberta Eaton Cheadle and featuring other talented poets.
A review of the Poetry Treasures anthology, in which several of my poems appear, alongside the work of a number of other poets.
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