Was asked to make a sign forA forest they called ‘CUT’Spent a lot of time in preparationMade this sign for it Had a few complaints son……. What ?…… Don MatthewsDecember 2020
Author Archives: donmatthewspoetry
Do a Kind Deed for Santa this Christmas
It’s time now to think of poor SantaIt’s hell of a long way from his caveBe naughty (hence kind to dear Santa)A trip for poor Santa you’ll save Don MatthewsDecember 2020
Growth at all Cost
Where have all our trees goneIn 10 years of infill?We have to pack the people inSo trees we have to killTrees and green surroundingsClimate change combat?We need them for well-beingMentally, all that Wholesale destruction of our treesMust stop, must not go onPremier and MinisterAre you listening?…. No?…. Our ‘growth-at-all-costs’ policy is more important Addended poemContinue reading “Growth at all Cost”
Poet Don on English for Beginners
I took a longish bandageThe bandage I then woundRound and round and round I didWound it round the wound Don MatthewsDecember 2020
What a Shit Tap
Why won’t the water come on out?I’m turning tap so shouldIt just keeps spinning round and roundThis tap is shit, no good Slight design fail?…. Don MatthewsDecember 2020
Josh Billings
“Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place” Josh Billings
Sigh
My poetry is differentDifferent from the restWill it stand the timeWill it stand the test? Dunno?…. My poetry’s not differentThe same as all the restDon’t wanna get out comfort zoneJust wanna stand time, test Sigh…. “As long as we allow convention to govern us we will never make progress” (DM) Don MatthewsDecember 2020
Flashback – ‘Magic’ Pilot (1975)
Pilot were a Scottish pop rock band known for their hit song ‘Magic’ Don MatthewsDecember 2020 [Chorus]Oh, ho, hoIt’s magic you knowNever believe, it’s not soIt’s magic, you knowNever believe, it’s not so [Verse 1]Never been awakeNever seen a day breakLeaning on my pillow in the morningLazy day in bedMusic in my headCrazy music playingContinue reading “Flashback – ‘Magic’ Pilot (1975)”
Ho Ho Ho Now No No No
I was a Father ChristmasHo ho-ing in the storeI wanted to repeat itNow ho ho ho no more The jolly covid virusHas mucked up all I’d plannedIt seems to like us oldiesSo this year I’ve been banned They’re wanting only young bloodsAnd no more sit-on-knees“Why are you so much thinner Santa?”(Don’t ask this question please)Continue reading “Ho Ho Ho Now No No No”
Back In the Day. Do You Remember?
When mum did the washing on MondaysSpin driers had not yet aroseWringers, type hand/automaticWere used to squeeze water from clothes Don MatthewsDecember 2020
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 