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Light Switch (Stan installed)

I am an aged care residentGone dark, needs turn on lightShit! what’s that loud whoop whooping sound?I just switched on a light?…. Manager John – I think we need to call installer Stan back……. I nearly had a heart attack John…… Don MatthewsJune 2021

Why Is Man So Stupid?

Why is man so stupid?Why is man so dumb?Disappointed, angry makes meTo such depths succumb…. Why is man so stupid?…… Don MatthewsJune 2021

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

If you aim at nothingyou’ll be sure to hit it

Tick Tock Writers Block

I’m suffering writers blockA myth I’m told (tick tock)Hang on, I feel a thoughtWhich I’ll now pen (I ought) Well done….. Don MatthewsJune 2021

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Needle in a Haystack’ The Twilights (1966)

The Twilights were an Australian rock band that formed in Adelaide in 1964. Alongside The Easybeats and The Masters Apprentices, The Twilights are widely considered to be one of the most significant Australian rock groups of the 1960s. During their run, they were noted for being on top of current musical trends, regularly covering British and American rock hits in theirContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Needle in a Haystack’ The Twilights (1966)”

The WP Board of Poetry Have Got It In For Me Again

The WP Board of PoetryHave got it in for meThey say I am embarrassingThe blog community Your spelling is atrociousYour grammar’s gone to shitYou’re mocking our Queen’s EnglishYour poetry don’t fit Doesn’t…… Wot?….. Don MatthewsJune 2021

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

If it’s on sale you need it

Stan Jumps at an Advertising Challenge

The local Chinese restaurantWished to advertiseSo Stan jumped at the challengeFor all the passing eyes….. Don MatthewsJune 2021

I’ll Only Be a Second Perc

Nah Perc, don’t need botherTo put this thing on lockI’ll only be a secondTo get this thing unblocked… You’re over 18 Stan. I trust you……. Don MatthewsJune 2021

The Letter Writer

I thought the art of letterWriting had expiredThat all communication nowWas transferred down a wire Last night I got a pleasant shockWhen sitting with a femaleA pen-and-paper letter wasReplacement for an email We’ve lost the art of so much pastTo far great a degreeI pen-and-paper poem draftsThis is an art. To me Don Matthews MarchContinue reading “The Letter Writer”