Author Archives: donmatthewspoetry

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Bashful

Write something incorporating the word ‘bashful’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO BASHFUL I’ve got a bashful bladderCan’t pee when others ’roundIt shuts right off, says sorry DonSorry, I’ve shut down What have I done to deserve this?…… The doctor says it’s psychologicalNothing wrong with tract (phew)HeContinue reading “Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Bashful”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Bring It On Home To Me’ Tom Jones, Van Morrison, Jeff Beck

A 2003 impromptu performanceLyrics at end If you ever change your mindAbout leaving, leaving me behindBaby, bring it to meBring your sweet lovingBring it on home to me, yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) I know I laughed when you leftBut now I know I only hurt myselfBaby, bring it to meBring your sweet lovingBringContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Bring It On Home To Me’ Tom Jones, Van Morrison, Jeff Beck”

Guest Poet – Mike James

Campbell’s Soups The labels have fallen off my soup cans. I’ll have a grilled cheese with something for dinner. That’s been my day. A morning unicycle ride to the grocery store and the weekly discussion, with myself, about Elizabeth Bishop (pro and con) over a lunch bagel. An afternoon penny toss in front of theContinue reading “Guest Poet – Mike James”

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Shovel

Write something incorporating the word ‘shovel’. Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO SHOVEL I am a little shovelMy dad’s a shovel tooI also have a sister(But she’s a spade……) My mum’s a spade….. Spades do the easy garden work……. Us shovels do the grunt work, don’t weContinue reading “Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Shovel”