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Monthly Archives: November 2022

Poet at Work

This ditty is just nonsenseI really do not careIt gets it off my chestIt gets it out my hair Bored again…… My drinking buddy Skip…… DM

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Nightmare

Jeez what a nightmareBeth (was not fun)God I’m still shakingTo Beth was not fun…. Don MatthewsNovember 2022

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Lawn

We’re having trouble with our lawnIt’s getting far too wetA too-sogged lawn is trouble ifA lawn too wet you get…. Don MatthewsNovember 2022

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Priscilla’s New Trick

Priscilla is FCS resident cat Cilla’s learnt a new trickShe wants to show you allMany months perfecting thisShe must be clear of wall…. Don MatthewsNovember 2022

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Fur Fake’s Sake

The Saudi royals gave DonaldFur robes and saying please takeTo which he gave a nice thankyouTurned out that the furs were a fake With an estimated wealth of $12 trillionthey presented him with fake tiger and cheetah furs…… Why?……. (‘e not worth it Nasser)…… Trump and Saudis having cups of tea together Don MatthewsNovember 2022

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Harold Pinter

“Good writing excites meand makes life worth living” Harold PinterEnglish playright2005 Nobel prize literature

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Glug

Diagnosed a manicKept in check by drugsStops me going down the sinkDown the sink sink glug glug glug glu gl g DM “I haven’t beat my mental illness I’ve quit letting it beat me.” ― Stanley Victor Paskavich (author, bipolar)

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We Ship it off to India

We don’t want air pollutionBurning our own coalWe ship it off to India Keep them warm not cold As Climate Minister of AusIn all my wisdom haveDecided this for health of allMy colleagues say good onya Makes sense…… Don MatthewsOctober 2022

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From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Claude Monet)

There is never a timeto stop learning new things

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From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (watering in comfort)

There is never a timeto stop learning new things

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