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Guest poet James Diaz ‘I’ve Got You, Hold On’

FCS focuses on promoting humour,offbeat poetry and exploring things different I’ve Got You, Hold on What it’s like and no one has stopped My, that’s quite a wound you’ve got I know I really do To help you all evening it’s been like this People pretending no one is bleedingno one human Can you liftContinue reading “Guest poet James Diaz ‘I’ve Got You, Hold On’”

Everyone is Mortal RIP Etta James

Etta James was an American blues singer who sang at the Montreux Jazz Festival many times during her career. She was Blues Artist of the Year on no less than fourteen occasions. She died after a long battle with leukemia on 20 January 2012, age 73 Everyone is mortalEveryone will dieEtta James has passed awayManyContinue reading “Everyone is Mortal RIP Etta James”

Everyone is Mortal RIP Bill Withers

Bill Withers was an American singer/songwriter best known for ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ and ‘Just The Two Of Us’. He died of heart complications on 30 March 2020, age 81 Everyone is mortalEveryone will dieBill Withers he has passed awayMany said goodbye Reader you are mortalReader you will dieEven I as poetSome day I will dieContinue reading “Everyone is Mortal RIP Bill Withers”

Pissed

Happened – but not to me I get calls on my mobileCan’t answer, says I’ve missedRinging back says disconnectedShit this makes me pissed Optus here (your telco)This numbers not in useI’m still receiving calls from it?I want to scream abuse But it’s disconnected sir…. Is scamming technology too devious?…. Don MatthewsNovember 2020