This is part 2 of Death of a Candle. The link to part 1 is below Murdered Killed in it’s prime Strangled between fingers Around it’s blackened throat A serial killer He’s done this many times before Feels nothing in the fingers (tools of trade) Doesn’t care – on automatic Candle’s life ebbs away It’sContinue reading “Death of a Candle (2)”
Author Archives: donmatthewspoetry
America Realises Problem Can’t be Solved by Normal Means
America has finally woken up to A problem, a problem it’s got Their virus corona just can’t be Got rid of by just being shot Don MatthewsAugust 2020
New Listerine for Difficult Throats
If your throat is clogged up With junk that’s hard to clean You need the latest product Chunky Listerine Don MatthewsJuly 2020
We Are a Happy Family
I write about Priscilla Poet Don, you too We are a happy family Cock a doodle doo I write about our rooster A manic one at that We are a happy family And dat my friend is dat You may think I am silly I might have lost the plot We are a happy familyContinue reading “We Are a Happy Family”
Poet Don Teaches the Class Alphabet Soup
Eat some yummy alphabet soup In your favourite bowl A’wait a symphony to start A’wait the ‘Movement Vowel’ (blank looks all round…..) (I should have picked something less subtle…..)
Very Nice Priscilla
Priscilla our cat went exploring In a glass vase, what the heck Smashed it on floor into pieces Decorated herself round her neck Don MatthewsJuly 2020
Poet Don Teaches the Class Division
Listen in my flock…. Yes Poet Don…. A real estate agent’s a person Whose children at school learn division Then return home at night to their real estate dad And learn all about subdivision I wanna learn subdivision Poet Don…. Lot’s of quick money in it Johnny… ?? Poet Don is a valuable asset toContinue reading “Poet Don Teaches the Class Division”
I Am Not a Robot
I keep on damn-well telling it Robot not I am It just does not believe me Robot thinks I am Slight technical problem? Don MatthewsAugust 2020
Sylvain Dornon the Stilt-Walking Baker, Well I’ll Be…
In 1891 five-eight Days, Silvain Dornon Paris/Moscow walked on stilts You’re kidding me, come on?…. I kid you not…. Don MatthewsAugust 2020 http://www.illustratedpast.com/people/Stilt-Walkers/sylvain-dornon.html
Social Distance Shoes
I’d like a pair of long-nose shoes To social distance me I really like the curly ones Nah, they’re awful, crappy Thanks…. Don MatthewsAugust 2020