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Priscilla and the Silly Game

Priscilla is FCS resident cat This is such a silly gameBanging on the glassI’ll just pretend and humour himBanging on the glass…. Shit cat…… Don MatthewsNovember 2021

Goose Guard

We have a pet gooseShe guards the back doorDon’t do what she wants you mightCome back no more…. Go goose…… Don MatthewsNovember 2021

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Strange Brew’ (Cream) Ulrich Ellison and Tribe

Ulrich Ellison (born December 14, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and music producer from Austin, Texas. He is the founder of the group Ulrich Ellison and Tribe, which won the 2015 Austin Music Award for “Best Funk/Soul/Blues” live band. Don MatthewsNovember 2021

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Tempo

Write something incorporating the word ‘tempo’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO TEMPO Tempo tempoNice and slowOh so lightly tippy toeThrough the tulips yo ho ho Tempo fasterTempo goNow in discoHo yo yo You keeping up Fan?…… Tempo tempoBeat ya drumBoom boom boom boomYum yum yum?? DM

Despite the Time and Effort

I write a lot of twaddleI write a lot of rhymeDespite the time and effortI haven’t made a dime Don MatthewsNovember 2021

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

Fanny Cornforth

Model Fanny CornforthDisplays her lengthy hairHousekeeper to RosettiVictorian lady fair…. Don MatthewsNovember 2021

Stan (and Apprentice Perc) Install a Light

The red joins on to blue (see Perc?)Just as in school (they taught)The last to join is black it isAnd light goes on (as taught)…. Shit Perc! you didn’t tell me the power had to be turned off…… Don MatthewsNovember 2021

Birthday

Dylan, Jagger, Richards1972Jagger’s having birthdayChoogaloogaloo…. Don MatthewsNovember 2021

Our Little Secret

We have a little secretApril (soon to be)My sweetheart she is with childHow happy we will be…. Don MatthewsNovember 2021