New model’s yuckyNew model I hateBut model next to itI think’s kinda great…. Don MatthewsAugust 2022
Author Archives: donmatthewspoetry
Ceiling Rats
Had to enter ceilingTrouble with some ratsCareful what I trod onAvoiding ceiling bats…. Is that you dear?…… Don MatthewsAugust 2022
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Roman Swiss army knife)
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (medieval staircase)
Throwing Out
I’ve learnt the artOf throwing outI’ll show you whatIt’s all about…. Don MatthewsAugust 2022
From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs
The worst part of parallel parkingis the witnesses
Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Fly
Write something incorporating the word ‘fly’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO FLY I am a little flyFlying round aboutWhere I fly/on what I flyDecides my daily route Seems a well-organized little fly Fan….and American too DM
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Dance, Dance, Dance’ Chic
Chic currently called Nile Rodgers & Chic, is an American band that was formed in 1972 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards Lyrics below Dance, dance, dance, danceKeep on dancingDance, dance, dance, dance Just dancing to the beatFeel the heatI’m moving my feet Heading towards the floorGotta get downGet down some more Rumba and tangoLatin hustle too(Yowsah, yowsah,Continue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Dance, Dance, Dance’ Chic”
Stan’s Teddy Bear Factory
Stan (assisted by his apprentice Perc) is a man of many talentsWe at FCS are proud to be associated with him Before I opened factoryI studied body partsWhat goes where in teddy bearsBefore I made a start…. Perc puts the eyes in…… I do the final check…… We gat the blanks from China…… Don MatthewsJulyContinue reading “Stan’s Teddy Bear Factory”
Whatever Were You Thinking Of?
Whatever were you thinking ofMummy, to do thatI do not understand youWhy did you go do that? Each time I go to breakfastI have to look at thisI do not understand youWhy did you go do this? A tattoo yes….but why this mum? Don MatthewsJuly 2022
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 