OK, I push boundaries Take risks Sometimes fall flat on my face So what? If you never try you’ll never know Don Matthews May 2020
Monthly Archives: May 2020
US, Lust and Insanity
Two diseases are raging in US The first is this Covid-19 The second goes by the name of ‘insanity’ By insanity I mean The lust for dollar profit Profit over regard for human life “Make America great again” he says They haven’t got a clue… Insane. Don Matthews May 2020 (photo credit Gettyimages)
Footpaths
Footpaths are for people Or so I have been told But recently I’ve found not true This thinking doesn’t hold Advertising signs appeared ‘Come and shop in here’ One more obstacle on path To go around, steer clear Cyclists began to then appear On paths their wheels they put Despite our walking ways be calledContinue reading “Footpaths”
My Muse Thalia
Thalia’s my Muse of Mirth(All poets need a muse)For when I go blank (writer’s block)Thale comes, helps me with clues Thale and I we form a teamShe shares my website titleFlippant, Comic, SeriousTo poet me, she’s vital Like now, I don’t know what to sayCome Thale I need your help…. She says she’s on aContinue reading “My Muse Thalia”
Unleash Your Mind
A poem evolving From out my mind Astonishes me With what it can find Undo it’s leash Let it run free Watch it come back With new imagery Emily Dickinson Mind in free reign Images brought back Hard to explain Don’t keep your mind Leashed, let it free For it to bring back New poetryContinue reading “Unleash Your Mind”
WordPress and Me. A Marriage Made in Heaven
I love our union, WordPress (Must not forget cap P) I find it so exciting wordpress and poet me Shit…forgot the P Learning code? I’m past it (Remember, Don, cap P) I would be more than hopeless Word Press come marry me Shit!.. there’s no space Take me with your hidden code Make all myContinue reading “WordPress and Me. A Marriage Made in Heaven”
My Poems are Complaining of Overcrowding
I have two years of poems Waiting on my drive Screaming, yelling at me “Start blogging us up live” Do you see my problem? (2 years, one each day) No wonder they are crowded What more can I say? Stop talking and start posting. Get rid of our backlog…..Do your poems talk back to youContinue reading “My Poems are Complaining of Overcrowding”
I’m Sorry
I’m sorry for exploding Exploding on the scene Firing posts like bullets Shattering your screen You’re not at all…. Don Matthews May 2020
A Poet’s Right
OK I might not write Top-class poetry So what? I get a kick out Of writing just for me To me I’ve always thought that Poets basically Write poetry to please themselves And not for you or me But if you/me or anyone Like what they’re writing down Simple, trite or otherwise We follow themContinue reading “A Poet’s Right”
Ho Hum
I am an offbeat poet I rhyme to my own drum Thalia, my Muse of Mirth Helps me script, ho hum I’m also in a blues band Playing on the drums Too noisy for my Thalia She stays at home, ho hum Don Matthews May 2020 me practising….
