donmatthewspoetry

7up

We focus here at 7upTo make our drink appealTo all the babies round the worldA healthy wholesome meal Burp…. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Blade

Write something incorporating the word ‘blade’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO BLADE I am a little happy krisWith blade and hilt and sheathCarved with precious metals(Bed I’m kept beneath) I had to Google little kris. Seems it’s a dagger with a curvy blade……. It says nextContinue reading “Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Blade”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Good Times’ Chic (1978)

Chic currently called Nile Rodgers & Chic, is an American band that was formed in 1972 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards Don MatthewsJuly 2022

Colour Red

I like the colour redSitting on my headDangling round my earsBut so I still can hear…. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Anatomy

I’m missing your anatomySince you went awayI pine for your anatomyEvery single day…. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Michelin man)

Chlorine Bleach

Hey there little niggerOur skin can now be lightI’ve found something to do the trickAnd turn our black skin white…. Racist advertisements like these were common place years ago and now are highly collected by Black Americana enthusiasts. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

Back in the day Going to parties whereno-one checked their phones

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Update

Write something incorporating the word ‘update’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO UPDATE My brain it needs an updateGrease and oil change (yep)I wanna have a top brainA brain like Johnny Depp He’s mad…… DM

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Let’s Work Together’ Canned Heat (1998)

Canned Heat is an American blues rock band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1965. The group has been noted for its efforts to promote interest in blues music and its original artists. It was launched by two blues enthusiasts Alan Wilson and Bob Hite, who took the name from Tommy Johnson‘s 1928 “Canned Heat Blues”, a song about an alcoholicContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Let’s Work Together’ Canned Heat (1998)”