It was a lovely country onceNow too many gunsDemocracy’s gone down the drainLife used to be good fun Politicians fix this messPeople, force some changeGet back what is rightly yoursPeople force some change…. Don MatthewsDecember 2021
Author Archives: donmatthewspoetry
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘The Way You Do the Things You Do’ UB40
UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The name “UB40” was selected in reference to an attendance card issued to people claiming unemployment benefits from the UK government Department of Employment. The designation UB40 stood for Unemployment Benefit, Form 40. Well there ya go…… Don MatthewsDecember 2021
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts
Hiram Maxim, the inventor of the automatic machine gun, spent so much time test-firing his guns that he became completely deaf. His son Hiram Percy Maxim eventually invented the silencer, but too late to save his father’s hearing.
My Boy is Into Fireworks
My boy is into fireworksExploding things with careHis latest trick’s bit ordinary butYou have to start somewhere…. Mr Jones wasn’t very happy when it landed on his roof…… I’ll be more careful with the car mummy…… He’s a nice lad really…… Don MatthewsDecember 2021
Apprentice Perc Reprimands Stan for Drinking. Again
When someone wants wants a door built StanDon’t drink before you doIt can affect the mathematicsAnd affect the glue…. I like it. I want one too…… Don MatthewsDecember 2021
My First Time at the Gym
This is a new adventureWith all these strange machinesTo keep me fit and regularFitter than I’ve been This one looks interesting…. Don MatthewsDecember 2021
FCS Daily Music Video – Acoustic Blues in D – Josh Turner
Joshua Lee Turner is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and internet personality based in Brooklyn, New York. Don MatthewsNovember 2021
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts
In 1921 there were 14 million telephones in the US & Canada. On August 4th all of them were simultaneously silenced by the telephone companies for one minute. This was done as a mark of respect for the telephone inventor Alexander Graham-Bell on the day of his funeral.
No Idea
Some people just have no ideaWhat gets inside their head?Common sense goes out the windowTo me they’re just brain-dead…. Don MatthewsDecember 2021
Priscilla Receives a Special Invitation
Priscilla is FCS resident cat Priscilla’s been invited(Because she has finesse)To lead the fashion modelsIn all the latest dress…. Isn’t she nice?. We’re all very proud of her at FCS…… Don MatthewsDecember 2021
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 