The unspoken
Power
Of a flower
Unopened.
It’s heady scent
Does tease
And tempt.
Tis easy to swim
In the sea
Of sin.
And when
Men
Their pleasure crown,
Oh so many men
Go down. and drown.
Temptation
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I Am A Man
I am a man
And have respect
For women.
Yet a high-heel shoe
And a smooth, perfect
Leg
Turns my thoughts to sinning
And to bed.
I find
That an empty mind
Does not attract.
But a giggle.
A wriggle
And a vacuous smile,
May distract
For a while.
Glass
A glass
Reflects.
No respect
Or disrespect
For girls who pass.
It’s just his glass.
‘Light and Shade; serious (and not so serious) poems’ posts on Instagram
I have just uploaded four posts to Instagram of my book ‘Light and Shade; serious (and not so serious) poems’. The photographs show me holding the print and Braille editions of my book, whilst others show me stroking my dog, Trigger.
Book Description:
Life is full of light and shade. For to be human is to experience joy, beauty, love, pain and laughter. This collection reflects all facets of human experience. hence the title ‘Light and Shade; serious (and not so serious poems)’.
You can purchase ‘Light and Shade; serious (and not so serious) poems’ here for the UK or here for the US.
Samantha by Kevin Morris will be free in the Kindle store!
My book Samantha will be available for free in the Kindle store from Tuesday 16th June until Saturday 20th June.
Samantha tells the story of a young girl forced into prostitution in the city of Liverpool. Can Sam’s love for Peter, a man she meets in a nightclub, save her? Or will Sam end her life in the murky waters of Liverpool’s Albert Dock?
To access the book, please click here for the UK and here for the US.
I See My Shadow Go
I see
My shadow go
In front of me,
In the dark.
One day, I shall depart.
But you will find
That I have left behind,
My shadow of art.
Three Autumn Poems read by Poet Kevin Morris
Here are three poems ‘Autumn’, ‘Autumn Fly’ and ‘Bush in the Rain’ read by me. The poems are illustrated by photographs of the autumn woods, taken by my friend Shanelle.
BUSH IN THE RAIN
AUTUMN
AUTUMN FLY
Close up of autumnal leaves
Close up of green leaves and black iron fence
Close up of green leaves and black iron fence
Close up of bright pink roses
Close up of bright pink roses
Close up of bright pink roses
Close up of pink flowers
Close up of pink flowers
Close up of pink flowers
Close up of a plant
Close up of a plant
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
A close up of Trigger!
Wooden sculpture of a dog
Wooden sculpture of a dog that I am petting
Trigger and I with our new friend
Trigger and I with our new friend
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Autumn leaves on the trees and path
Cheap Shoes
Cheap shoes
On expensive legs.
A man may choose
To lose
Time in beds
With girls who watch the clock.
Tick tock.
The frock
Goes back on
And she is gone
In her cheap shoes,
On Expensive legs,
To meet,
Under the same (yet different sheet),
With another man who, lying in bed
May, through his extasy
Hear the drear
Tick tock
And see
That she
Does watch the clock.
Or maybe
He will sense
That she does so
And will learn to know
The expense
Of cheap
Shoes,
And ponder on the recompense
Of gorgeous legs
He can not keep.
Then sleep
In his, empty, bed.
I’m offering a free Paperback copy of my book!
To be in with a chance of winning a free signed copy of my recently released book ‘The Selected Poems of K Morris’, please answer the following question:
Who composed ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’?
The rules:
1. Only one copy of my selected poems is available.
2. The first person to provide the correct answer wins a free copy of my book.
3. The competition is open to readers worldwide!
4. Please do not leave the answer in the comments section below this post (as other people will be able to read your answer!). Please send your answers to kmorris poet (at) gmail dot com (the address is given in this manner to avoid spam).
5. The competition closes on the 30th September, at 12pm UK time. Entries received after this date will not be considered.
You can find my selected poems here for the UK and here for the US.
To read a recent review of my book please visit here.
This book encompasses poems composed between 2013-19. The poems included here have been selected from ‘Lost in the Labyrinth of my Mind’, ‘My Old Clock I Wind and other poems’, ‘The Writer’s Pen and other poems’, ‘Dalliance; a collection of poetry and prose’, ‘Refractions’, and ‘The Girl who Wasn’t There’. In addition a number of previously unpublished poems are included in this book.The poems range from those dealing with nature to others, which touch on the passage of time and mortality.
Vita Brevis Press is seeking submissions for new anthology
Vita Brevis Press are seeking submissions for an anthology centred around the themes of pain and renewal.
The submission period is open september-october.
To find out more or to submit, please follow this link https://vitabrevisliterature.com/anthology-submission/
