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Email

The email of the species (Take notice of my tale) Use it carefully for it’s More deadly than the mail Don MatthewsJuly 2020

There once was a cat called Obed A female cat (therefore a her) She had something special about her In all seven languages could purr Including ancient Hebrew…. You don’t believe me do you?…. Don MatthewsJuly 2020 American author Jack Cady (1932-2004) in his 1994 novel The Off Season , Obed, a dancing cat couldContinue reading “Obed the Multilingual Cat”

Poet Don in his Off Time

Poet Don is a valued member of the FCS Team, and comes to us from the esteemed Poets Society.We are honoured to have him as our news anchor He broadcasts daily on FCS at 6pm Adelaide Austalia time

Poet Don and Class on Approximation Day 22 July

Today, my class, is special Approximation Day Approximately how many Are in our class today? 5,000?…. I think we need to revise approximation again….. Take out your textbooks …. Yes Poet Don…. Poet Don is a valuable asset to our FCS Team,coming to us from the esteemed Poets Society He broadcasts daily at 6pm AdelaideContinue reading “Poet Don and Class on Approximation Day 22 July”

I Will Survive

Whatever will whatever will Whatever will will be But I am gonna, yep, survive Even if it kills me Survivor DonJuly 2020

Poet Don on Invite an Alien to Live with you Day. 21 July

Today my flock we celebrate Inviting friend aliens come stay To share our bed, breakfast and table To beam themselves down here to stay Beam on down ET…bed waiting… (Johnny, our youngest flock member….) He’s lost my address Poet Don?…. Oh dear…. We believe this could be ET looking for Johnny’s house…..

Notice of Apology

I’m sorry dear readers but my neurons have become uncontrollable. They are at me 24/7 I have tried in vain to rein them in but am left feeling like a failed parent. FCS Management suggest I take myself off to a Parent Neuron Training Clinic (Google for nearest clinic they said. How nice). I mightContinue reading “Notice of Apology”

Life Consists Of…..

Life consists of trying Trying things to see Whether they work out or not Would you disagree? Don MatthewsJuly 2020 Attributed to sciencefiction author Ray Bradbury

Chomp

Covid you are looking bigI’ve got my mask on tightHands encased in rubber glovesI’m doing all things right Covid what you doing?You shrinking ‘fore my eyes?It seems it could be very soonI can wave you goodbye It seems it could be very sI can wave you goodbye Hey Covid? You’re a little spotGot rid ofContinue reading “Chomp”

Trade in 1897

Virginians needed large families to provide labour for their farms. Eventually land ran out and could not sustain their large families It was the year of 18 1897 A couple in Virginia From eight children chose seven Virginia (America) They traded not a sow One of their children, with the neighbour Traded for a cowContinue reading “Trade in 1897”