When I met my husband, he was a huge Doors fan. He owns most of their CDs, Jim Morrison was all over his bedroom, and he also owned a few books of poetry by Jim Morrison. I also like the music of the Doors. I loved the 1991 Oliver Stone movie The Doors. So I thought I’d peruse the poetry of this musician. Morrison is a great talent, but also known for substance abuse. Some of his poetry is out there, some is simple, some is brilliant.
“If my poetry aims to achieve anything, it’s to deliver people from the limited ways in which they see and feel.” –Jim MorrisonHere’s one that I enjoyed from Wilderness Volume 1. This collection was published seventeen years after his death in 1971.
What can I read her
What can I read her
on a Sunday Morning
What can I do that will
somehow reach her
on a Sunday Morning
I’ll read her the news of
The Indian Wars
Full of criss-cavalry, blood
& gore
Stories to tame & charm
& more
On a Sunday Morning
By Jim Morrison
Sara at Read, Write, Believe is hosting Poetry Friday this week.
A big THANK YOU to poet/author/blogger, Justin Matott, for sending his blog followers a CD of his poetry. My kids and I giggled at his silly poems from There's A Fly on My Toast before bedtime last night. Check out his blog and many books!
