donmatthewspoetry

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (giraffe stilt walkers)

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Mariposa’ (Peach Tree Rascals) Luke Aiono

I grew up in Long Beach, California. My parents were musicians so music has always been a big part of my life. They’re both Samoan, born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand but they migrated to California in the 80s. I started taking classical piano lessons at 6 until I switched to guitar in high schoolContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Mariposa’ (Peach Tree Rascals) Luke Aiono”

Just Because I Like It

Cute/Mute

I am a little catSitting, looking cuteI cannot tell you how I feelBecause the sound is mute…. Don MatthewsAugust 2022

Johnny Biker

Mummy gave me present(Johnny is his name)I play with Johnny every dayPlay our biker game…. Mummy, what’s that thing between Johnny’s legs?…… Don MatthewsAugust 2022

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (sailing ship)

Emily Nassbaum

“I wish people would give mespoilers on my own life” Emily NassbaumUS TV critic

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Writer

Write something incorporating the word ‘writer’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO WRITER I am a little writerOn a ladder crawlSights on Poet LaureateLaureate doth call I can hear the CallingFrom the Hallowed HallPush on little writerPush on do not fall Gosh Fan !, I’m being calledContinue reading “Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Writer”

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

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘How Long’ Paul Carrack and Mike and the Mechanics

Paul Melvyn Carrack (born 22 April 1951) is an English singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is now lead singer for Mike and the Mechanics following the death of Paul Young in 2000 Mike and the Mechanics is an English rock supergroup formed in Dover in 1985 by Mike Rutherford, initially as a side project during a hiatus period for hisContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘How Long’ Paul Carrack and Mike and the Mechanics”