Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1979. They emerged from the post-punk music scene in Britain and existed as a bridge between the styles of punk rock and classic progressive rock, becoming the most commercially successful neo-progressive rock band of the 1980s. Don MatthewsJanuary 2022
Author Archives: donmatthewspoetry
Two-Way Gear
Remember which directionWe need to travel dearYou are sometimes forgetfulIt is a two-way gear…. Don MatthewsJanuary 2022
From the FCS Book of Little -Known Facts – US 2021 Gun Fatalities
According to the Gun Violence Archive more than 44,000 people have been killed by guns in the US in 2021, including 1,517 minors Latest incidence Dec 30 A shocking incident has just been reported in the United States as a man in Ohio shot dead his own 16-year-old daughter after mistaking her for an intruder,Continue reading “From the FCS Book of Little -Known Facts – US 2021 Gun Fatalities”
Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Brilliant
Write something incorporating the word ‘brilliant’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO BRILLIANT Not feeling very brilliantWhy you ask is that?They took away my rubber duckAnd left behind the cat ? DM
Stan Does Some Painting
No need for safety harness dearIt’s all here in my headApply some basic physicsIs why I’m here not dead…. Don MatthewsJanuary 2022
A Challenge for you Architect
A challenge for you architectWe’d like to build a moonTo house some people flush with cashMaybe a crescent lune?…. Nearby people are starving, and children sell themselves on the street. But they build pretty buildings…… Don MatthewsJanuary 2022
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘A Good Heart’ Feargal Sharkey (TOTP 1985)
Seán Feargal Sharkey OBE (born 13 August 1958) is a singer from Northern Ireland most widely known as the lead vocalist of punk band The Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and for solo works in the 1980s and 1990s. His 1985 solo single “A Good Heart” was an international success. After becoming less musically active in the early 1990s, heContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘A Good Heart’ Feargal Sharkey (TOTP 1985)”
Cat Travel
My cats gets claustrophobicSitting in with meThey like to watch the passers-byAnd see the scenery…. This is not Priscilla. She hates car fumes…… Don MatthewsDecember 2021
Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Sundry
Write something incorporating the word ‘sundry’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO SUNDRY Tomatoes are deliciousSundry them (also nice)Have I used this sundry wrong?Am I up the creek? Yes…… DM
Radial Tyre
They told me to buy top-rateWhen it comes to tyresLittle disappointed reQuality of wire…. Don MatthewsDecember 2021
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 