Dealing with mental health issuesStep 1. Talk aboutSo I am Diagnosed a manicNothing I could doInherited at birth I’m toldGenes just passing through Seems they liked the look of meThose manic-leaning genesLeft my brain unbalanced-like(Chemicals I mean) But as I’ve said: Mania’s not the problemHills I have to mountMania’s not the problemIt’s how it’s dealtContinue reading “Diagnosed a Manic”
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Poet Don Reporting on London Postal Delivery 1889
Poet Don writes with quill and ink. He’s old-school Back in 1889London (smoggy grey)Letters were deliveredThen twelve times a day Things have changed DM
Rapid Fire
Thoughts keep comingRapid fireThink I needNeed to hire An assistant…. Me?…… My drinking buddy Skip DM
Heels
These heels are made for walkingThat’s just what they’ll doIn the car they deconstructChoogaloogaloo…. Don MatthewsNovember 2022
Cycling in Italy
Was cycling down in ItalyJust paused to go in shopI wondered what was going onWhen I came out of shop?…. We saw nuffing?………. Don MatthewsNovember 2022
Tap Tap Tap
Thankyou Aaysid for idea….. I am the little ‘writerThat you can see aboveMany fingers tapped on meTapped away with love My pads you see are fadingI’ve reached the end of lifeI’m now in hibernationIn antique shop for life tap tap ta ta t t Don MatthewsNovember 2022
I’d Rather Have a Handful
I’d rather have a handfulOf bloggers to engageThan scores of active followersEngaging me on stage Scores of active followersMight appeal to youBut I’d be left with no time forCreating what I do Having always to respondTo comments on my postsNo time would be left for me toDo what I want most….. Create…….. Don MatthewsNovember 2022
No-One Comes to Look
People came, selectedFrom my shelf, a bookAbandoned, now neglectedNo-one comes to look…. Don MatthewsOctober 2022
Ursula’s Mother Lends a Hand
Ursula’s mother in protest mode…… Extraction Rebellion Ursula’sMother has joined in the questShe’s stuck herself to our Parliament House painting Police, they fixed up the rest Ursula and Franz at work in Paris Franz and Ursula in London Don MatthewsNovember 2022
Poet at Work
This ditty is just nonsenseI really do not careIt gets it off my chestIt gets it out my hair Bored again…… My drinking buddy Skip…… DM
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 