Heard this frantic meowingComing from the bathRoom went to investigateCouldn’t help but laugh Don MatthewsNovember 2020
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Guest Poet Joe Balaz ‘Telling It Like It Is’
FCS focuses on promoting humour, offbeat poetry and exploring things different Joe Balaz writes in Hawaiian Islands Pidgin. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio TELLING IT LIKE IT IS “Might as well dress up like wun deerand run in front of wun mountain lion.Same smell. Same station. Same result.”Dose wuz da commentsaddressed to da televisiondat weContinue reading “Guest Poet Joe Balaz ‘Telling It Like It Is’”
When We Go Out Priscilla Plays Up
FCS focuses on promoting humour,offbeat poetry and exploring things different I know I shouldn’t be hereBut owners gone for driveI’ll hop out poof ‘way felled-out furWhen they come back, arrive Isn’t Priscilla nice, still asleep in her basket dear…. Don MatthewsOctober 2020
Faulty Jeans Recalled
I bought a pair of new blue jeans(Two hundred dollars cost)Most of the fabric’s fallen offMost of my jeans I’ve lost Manufacturer has recalled the faulty batch…. Slight design fail?…. Don MatthewsNovember 2020
Everyone is Mortal RIP Little Millie
Millicent Small (Little Millie) was a Jamacian singer/songwriter who came to fame with the ‘My Boy Lollipop’. She died of a stoke on 5 May 2020, age 73 Everyone is mortalEveryone will dieLittle Millie passed awayMany said goodbye Reader you are mortalReader you will dieEven I as poetSome day I will die Don MatthewsNovember 2020
Placing the Blame on Others
My neurons have gone scattyYou cannot say this DonYou often like to blame themPut them the blame upon How often do we tryOn others to lay blameNot wishing to take consequencesFor things from us which came? Don MatthewsNovember 2020
Help Me Ralph
FCS focuses on humour,offbeat poetry and exploring things different I’m in a spot of trouble RalphPlease come and help me tooRalph looks at me in puzzlementSays Don what can I do? Don MatthewsOctober 2020
Priscilla Thought the Idea Was Great
FCS focuses on humour,offbeat poetry and exploring things different I followed master outsideI thought it would be funIt’s bloody cold, sub zeroPlease let me in, I’m done Don MatthewsOctober 2020
Back in the Day, Do You Remember?
Ma and Pa KettleHillbilly coupleIn many moviesCausing much muddle Don MatthewsNovember 2020
Any Ideas Boss?
We got a little problemWith the fan blades bossIdeas how to fix it?Need solution cos Thanks boss….. Slight design fail ?…. Don MatthewsOctober 2020