Robbie Cheadle's Reviews > The Churchyard Yew and Other Poems

This is another superb collection of poems by K Morris. This poet writes a wide variety of different poems but my firm favourites are the ones where he reflects on the mortality of humankind. There is something quite chilling about these reflections with their inevitable ending of the demise of man.

One such poem is Obsession, and this is a short quote:
"Why do I
Obsess over fallen leaves?
Should I lie
And try to pretend
There is no end?"

Other poems unravel the loneliness of mankind and how we attempt to fill that space with insubstantial and unfulfilling relationships and past times:

In My Lonely Hours
"In my lonely hours
I have known
The pull of flowers.
I have grown
Weary of being alone
And bought wine
And flowers
To while
Away the time
With painted smiles
And blossom,
Fallen as I"

I find this poet's thought processes and reflections to be profound. I highly recommend this book.