Author Archives: donmatthewspoetry

Franz and Ursula at Work Again

Having been unglued from Van Gough in Paris, Franz and Ursula have now travelled to Madame Tussauds in London to continue their valued work At 10.50 amAt Madame TussaudsMe (now King Charlie)Am standing rock hard Camilla beside meMe, she and meBoth at attentionWe stood royally To then my surpriseFranz/Ursula (and)Gave me some chocolateCake in theirContinue reading “Franz and Ursula at Work Again”

Putin Watching

Putin watchingGenerals botchingDesperationAnnexation Watching waitingNuclear baitingSimulatingUkraine hating Sitting hereDripping sweatGetting no-whereNowhere yet West keep buggerUp my plansBig-time, Ruschki(He top man) Sorry. I top man……. The Kremlin reports top general Ruschki Jevanovich found dead under mysterious circumstances Don MatthewsOctober 2022

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (abandoned button factory)

This is an abandoned button factory in Athens, Greece. It thrived in the 60s-70s. The buttons were stored in plastic bags that tore through the years, spilling them on the floor and rolling down the stairs, thus giving this beautiful image. There is never a timeto stop learning new things

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Aficionado

Write something incorporating the word ‘aficionado’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. My head refused to co-operate Fan. Sorry…… ODE TO WHATEVERTHATLONGWORDIS Long words head can’t copeGive up, says no hopeLittle words like shit thoSays can cope with it tho I can cope with ‘It’ as well it saysContinue reading “Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Aficionado”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Girl From the North Country’ (Bob Dylan) Leon Russell and Friends (1971)

Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres. He collaborated with many notable artists and recorded at least 31 albums and 430 songs. He wrote “Delta Lady”, recorded by Joe Cocker, and organizedContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Girl From the North Country’ (Bob Dylan) Leon Russell and Friends (1971)”