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Happy Little Counting Rhymer

I am a happy rhymer 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 I’m practising my counting skills Yes, fingers I have five I’m such a happy rhymer 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 I’m practising my counting skills Toes, I’ve counted twelve ?? Don MatthewsMay 2020

Boris is Losing his Mojo

Boris has a mountain A steep one now to climb He’s lost his ruffly sparkle Lost his ruffly shine His landslide victory gave the people The present they did need He’s now a crumpled wrapping paper Now a wilting weed The UK has the highest Europe covid toll Worst recession last 300 Years, a bigContinue reading “Boris is Losing his Mojo”

Therapy

I have a stack of poems, (thoughts) Need to get off my chest And now I have a website Can offload weak (and best) It doesn’t matter what they are It is my therapy Which every writer wants to do With me? it’s poetry There is the constant tug-of-war Write for myself or you? ThisContinue reading “Therapy”

Blank, Blank…and more blank

My head right now is empty They call it writer’s block Don’t want to waste what’s up there now So blank, blank, blank, blank, blank Don Matthews June 2020

I Wrote this Ditty for Myself

I wrote this ditty for myself Just cos I wanted to Don’t care if you don’t like it Choogaloogaloo Don Matthews June 2020 I just like playing round with words. And having fun

Ring a Ring a Rosie

Ring a ring a Rosie Don’t tread in the hoops Deck is brittle, rotten Guess who did? shit, oops… I put them down so others wouldn’t step there….. Don MatthewsJune 2020

Sim

Looking at my demon Smiling at the rim No way he can text me I’ve gone and changed the sim I’ve recently climbed out of the hole of mental illness. Some say I’m still mad Don MatthewsJune 2020

Mania and Madness

Mania gives you power Power you knew you had Don’t forget to cap it Stop you going mad On leaving hospital I asked what they encountered as the main problem. Not taking ones medications Don MatthewsMay 2020

Drug Lord’s Odd Plea

Drug lord Rafael Quintero Is trying to avoid his arrest For murdering an FBI agent Giving reasons which he think are best I’ve got no money…. I’m too old to work…. I haven’t got a pension… https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/mexican-drug-lord-pleads-poverty-in-bid-to-escape-arrest.html https://youtu.be/wjkWpLSeG2g Don MatthewsMay 2020

We’re in a Quandry Thale and I

(Thalia’s my Muse of Mirth. She warms to me when I call her Thale) It’s a nice apartment Thale Just the right size for the two of us Bloggers Vale….. Nice suburb. Affordable rent Pool’s nice. Bit big you think? Nice neighbours They want to visit? Bring their speedboats? Maybe we should have got aContinue reading “We’re in a Quandry Thale and I”