The Letter Writer

I thought the art of letterWriting had expiredThat all communication nowWas transferred down a wire Last night I got a pleasant shockWhen sitting with a femaleA pen-and-paper letter wasReplacement for an email We’ve lost the art of so much pastTo far great a degreeI pen-and-paper poem draftsThis is an art. To me Don Matthews MarchContinue reading “The Letter Writer”

How Come Don?

I have so many ideasComing out my headI really can’t/don’t follow“I’ve writer’s block” when said My mind’s strung out in overloadYou ask me why? how come?Writers block’s a myth to me(But not it seems to some) How come Don? My bloody pesky neuronsJust won’t give me a breakThey simply keep on partyingAnd tell me goContinue reading “How Come Don?”

Poet Don Reporting on the Stunning 1921 Achievement of German Herman Goerner

In 1921 HermanTo cries of cheers, (and teeter)Did carry piano on his backFor all of 16 metre Good onya Herman…. A sterling effort….. Being serious: Hermann Görner born April 13, 1891  was a German weightlifter and professional strength athlete. He showed many special strength exercises and impressive shows, such as wrestling with a small elephant or carrying a bridge construction onContinue reading “Poet Don Reporting on the Stunning 1921 Achievement of German Herman Goerner”

Australia’s Sheepdog Hoover – World’s Most Expensive Kelpie

Hoover is a kelpieRounds up cattle, sheepWorld’s most dearest kelpieBuyers, pockets deep Hoover was sold at auction for $35,200, now the world’s most expensive kelpie.“An exceptional all-rounder with good bloodlines” (Casterton Kelpie Association) Don MatthewsJune 2021

Spider Ballooning

The rain can down in bucketsThe ground got sodden wetSpiders in their millionsCame out and spun a net They spun their webs above the groundUntil below dried outYoung ones safely housed and fedSurvival it’s about If they stayed on the ground they would drownWhile lasting only a few days, it can stretch over100’s of kilometresContinue reading “Spider Ballooning”