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Bird

What a lovely day this isA new path just for meNo sign to say don’t walk on hereOr none that I can see…. What’s he yelling at?…… Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryOctober 23, 2021Posted inRandom verse revealTags:bird, humour, poetry, wet cement6 Comments on Bird

Plastic and Green

They made me out of plasticPainted me bright greenPut me in a galleryWhere I am proudly seen People come to see meFrom miles and miles aroundBut wish as I do sit hereThey would have used paint brown But really I should not complainWhen all is done and saidI have a tail and two strong legsAContinue reading “Plastic and Green”

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryOctober 22, 2021Posted inRandom verse revealTags:art gallery, humour, poetry7 Comments on Plastic and Green

Desperately Needed

We gotta bit of problemIt’s vanished in thin airDesperately neededWhere is it oh where?…. Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryOctober 21, 2021Posted inRandom verse revealTags:humour, poetry, police, stolen, toilet1 Comment on Desperately Needed

I Cannot Mother

Sorry motherI cannotWhat it isI know not Sorry…… Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryOctober 21, 2021Posted inRandom verse revealTags:art, baby, humour, poetry7 Comments on I Cannot Mother

Stick Deodorant

I bought a stick deodorant(Was starting to get smelly)Directions I did read themThen things went belly-nelly…. Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryOctober 20, 2021Posted inRandom verse revealTags:deodorant, directions, humour, poetry10 Comments on Stick Deodorant

Grandmother Granddaughter

Grandmother and granddaughterCompared here side by sideStunning similaritiesStunning, side by side…. Grandmother left 62, granddaughter right 12 It’s all in the genes Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryOctober 19, 2021Posted inRandom verse revealTags:genes, granddaughter, grandmother, poetry, similar6 Comments on Grandmother Granddaughter

Sit Down Perc

Stan and Perc go to the club Perc you’ve seen ’em stacks of timeThere’s more important thingsLike sitting down with mates to drinkAnd having raunchy sings…. Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryOctober 18, 2021Posted inRandom verse revealTags:drinking, humour, poetry, stripper2 Comments on Sit Down Perc

Ancient Hands

Ancient hands now holding up(Ancient, weather worn)Desecration yes or no?Yellow bridge new-born…. Actually The bridge loops nearly back around to itself, and has two giant hands, constructed of fibreglass and wire mesh, designed to appear like stone hands that support the structure.…Golden Bridge (Vietnam) Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryOctober 18, 2021Posted inRandom verse revealTags:ancient monument, bridge, poetry3 Comments on Ancient Hands

Hallowed Church Beside the Sea

We all went out a’lookingTo find a pulpit forOur Hallowed Church Beside the Sea(Just made it through the door)…. Speak up. Sea noisy…… Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryOctober 15, 2021Posted inRandom verse revealTags:church, humour, poetry, sea, seashell8 Comments on Hallowed Church Beside the Sea

Green Outfit

Put on my latest outfitBought at the local storeTook a walk down avenue(Might go back for more)…. I’d quite like the yellow number too…… Don MatthewsOctober 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryOctober 14, 2021Posted inRandom verse revealTags:fashion, humour, poetry, walking1 Comment on Green Outfit

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