I was to be spectacularOne of the very bestMy country’s money then ran outNone left to do the rest…. Don MatthewsNovember 2021
Author Archives: donmatthewspoetry
Fandango’s One Word Challenge – College
Write something incorporating the word ‘college’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. Stan is a well-known tradie on Flippant, Comic and Serious.He’s written a piece specially for this prompt ODE TO COLLEGE by Stan I went to universityTo learn my tools of tradeHow to unblock toiletsUsing shovel/spade They don’tContinue reading “Fandango’s One Word Challenge – College”
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Digital Love’ (Daft Punk) Pomplamoose
Pomplamoose is an American musical duo composed of husband-and-wife multi-instrumentalist Jack Conte and singer-songwriter Nataly Dawn. The duo formed in 2008 and sold approximately 100,000 songs online in 2009. They are known for their viral YouTube videos and covers of popular songs Don MatthewsOctober 2021
No
Why are you so unventional?(So now you’re scripting me?)Please let me follow the norms ofConventionality No…… Don MatthewsOctober 2021
From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs
Never give your printer hintsthat you’re in a rush – they can smell fear
Abou Ben Adhem for Today’s Poets
Poetry’s evolvingNew upgrades all the ragePoets want to open micUpgrades on the stage A group of well-known poetsReworked Abou Ben AdhemThey open miked their hard-earned work(Which some called utter mayhem) Don MatthewsJuly 2019
What Have I Been Missing?
I’ve just been given somethingHad no idea was thereI’m wide-eyed in amazementI at the camera stare…. Don MatthewsOctober 2021
Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – the Miracle Aires Job
Stan runs a very successful businesshelped by his assistant Perc This group was so happyPlenty smiles aroundExuded love in choral tonesJesus love in sound Production Notes What a happy smiley lot they were. A pleasure to do business with Hair by Stan’s Hairdressing to the Stars Suits/ties Studio wardrobe Post Production Notes In appreciation forContinue reading “Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – the Miracle Aires Job”
FCS Daily Music Video- ‘Let Em In’ Billy Paul on Soul Train (1977)
Possible meaning The knocking on the door is the message of non-violence that people, like Martin Luther, preach. The door represents your mind and the knocking is asking you to have an open mind. Notice that he does not refer to Martin Luther as Reverend. The religious aspect is ignored, possibly because religious ideology hasContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video- ‘Let Em In’ Billy Paul on Soul Train (1977)”
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Ernestine’ Koko Taylor (solid blues)
Koko Taylor (born Cora Anna Walton, September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009) was an American singer whose style encompassed Chicago blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues and soul blues. Sometimes called “The Queen of the Blues”, she was known for her rough, powerful vocals. Don MatthewsOctober 2021
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 