There once was a demon named Leeman
Who liked to dress as a seaman.
One day a press gang
Gave his head a bang
And that demon became a real seaman!
There Once Was a Demon Named Leeman
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Tag Archives: upper norwood poetry
Seizure
An electrical impulse in my brain gone awry.
A jumble of incoherent words heard by friends.
Will I die?
My speech comes back.
A memory gap.
But not a stroke.
In the hospital it comes on again
With no pain.
The words are clear. I feel no fear
Just frustration that people can not hear
What I want to say.
How long will I stay
A cyborg on a hospital ward
Tangled in wires?
These fires in my brain
Will they return again?
Discharged with a diagnosis of seizure
With more pills to add to my store.
Will the electricity in my brain
Misfire again and seizure end in …
Strong Beer
When a young lady drinking very strong beer
Said, “my name it is really Miss Ria”.
A drunk little monk
Said, “I’m a hunk!”.
And they married in a brewery quite near!
Poet Kevin Morris Reading his Poem Autumn Fly
In honour of the passing Autumn, I am reposting a reading of my poem Autumn Fly
https://soundcloud.com/kevin-stephen-morris/autumn-fly
2 of My Poems Included on the World Poetry Reading Series for Thursday 25 July
I was pleased to have had 2 of my poems from The Churchyard Yew and Other Poems included in the World Poetry Reading Series for Thursday 25 July. (The podcast is available prior to the show being broadcast on Thursday 25 July at 9 pm (UK time).
The poems in question: “Aeolus” and “A Walk in the Rain” appear approximately 45 minutes in to the podcast which can be found here https://www.mixcloud.com/VictorSchwartzman/world-poetry-cafe-for-july-25-2024-victor-and-old-poets/.
The Churchyard Yew is available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback and can be found here, The Churchyard Yew and Other Poems eBook : Morris, K: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
The Rake or the Devil
When a wicked old rake known as Toft
Said, “your skin looks so pretty and soft!”,
A young lady named Harden
Said, “I beg your pardon,
Was that you or the devil who coughed!”.
A Young Lady Who is Extremely Clean
A young lady who is extremely clean
Likes to wash in a washing machine.
She dries in a dryer
With a girl named Moriah
And they wash in my washing machine!
As I Drink My Hot Curry Soup
As I drink my hot curry soup
Melancholy love songs loop.
The same thoughts go round and round
Of waitresses who have come and gone.
Sometimes my thoughts are profound.
At other times I tempt with rhymes
A waitress who likes poetry.
But I have found
My verse can not undress a waitress
For my brief rhyme
Is out of time
And I am growing old.
So I drink my hot curry soup
As the music loops around.
And then go home alone.
Podcast of my interview on Croydon Radio
On Saturday 9 April, I was privileged to appear on Croydon Radio to talk about my latest collection of poetry “Lost in the Labyrinth of My Mind”, (http://moyhill.com/lost/).
I would like to thank Tom Cannon of Croydon Radio for giving me the opportunity to talk about (and read) some of my poetry.
You can find a podcast of the show HERE
My interview begins at approximately 17:15 (about 1 hour and 15 minutes into the podcast).
Kevin
Yearning
Gulls Turning.
Me yearning
To be free
As the sea
K Morris - Poet 