January 2023 – Page 7 – Flippant, Comic, and Serious

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Door

Write something incorporating the word ‘door’ Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO DOOR I made of woodI am a doorAttached to jambOne inch from floor I am a floorMy friend the doorSits a-top meBoth me and he… …are buddies Buddies. Floor and door Fan. How nice…… DM

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (beach)

If you see a beach, sea, sky and stars you’re an artist. It’s the bottom of a car needing fixing. There is never a timeto stop learning new things

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Wait’ Ricardo Maranhao ft. Indiara Sfair

Graduated at the School of Fine Arts of Paraná, musician and composer Indiara Sfair was born in the city of Curitiba, in the south of Brazil, and has been working in several projects in the Blues and Jazz scene in the country. She now lives in the United States.

Journalist

The letter h is aitch it isPronounce I do know howI am a learned journalistPronounce I do know how Yep

Bedroom Wall

They used to hang real proudlyOn the bedroom wallNow I’ve got no use for themSince the wall did fall Don MatthewsJanuary 2023

Boat Safety

Important is boat safetyShould a boat capsizeSafety jacket must be wornAnd of cor-rect size Don MatthewsJanuary 2023

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Remarkable

Write something incorporating the word ‘remarkable’ Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO REMARKABLE I find it quite remarkableThat I am lost for wordsI don’t know what to write aboutRemarkable, absurd DM

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Olive Oatman)

Olive Oatman was abducted and sold to the Mohave tribe who gave her a noticable blue tattoo on her face After she was kidnapped by an unknown Native American tribe from her homestead in what we now know as Arizona in 1851, Olive oatman was sold to the Mohave people. She spent five years living withContinue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Olive Oatman)”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Gloria’ Van Morrison and Them (1965)

Them were a rock group formed in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in April 1964, most prominently known for the rock standard “Gloria” and launching singer Van Morrison‘s musical career. The original five-member band consisted of Morrison, Alan Henderson, Ronnie Milling, Billy Harrison and Eric Wrixon. Many think the lyrics of this song tell the tale of a woman engaged in prostitution. However, it isContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Gloria’ Van Morrison and Them (1965)”

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Meddlesome

Write something incorporating the word ‘meddlesome’ Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO MEDDLESOME Meddle SomeMeddle LotsNeighbours (yep)Neighbours what? Meddle oneMeddle twoSame first nameWell I’ll be I’m deteriorating Fan…… DM