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GIF (Graphic Interchange Format)

This little mini-loopI’ve always said as ‘gif’But from the horses mouth nowI should be saying ‘jif’ Straight from the kangaroo’s mouth…. For those who haven’t met Skip my drinking buddy, the link https://donmatthewspoetry.com/2020/05/17/me-mate-skip/ Steve Wilhite’s name comes up frequently in debate over the pronunciation of the GIF acronym.[4] “The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations,” WilhiteContinue reading “GIF (Graphic Interchange Format)”

Showing Acts of Kindness

By showing acts of kindnessThe happier you’ll beResearch has shown this to be trueDon’t take it just from me Don MatthewsDecember 2020

Inflicted With a Killer

After reading of someone who hadjust died of motor neuron disease, MND Inflicted with a killerKnown as MNDDestroying all my musclesDestroying all of me Yes, I could stay negativeBemoan my rotten luckJust give up on livingOn life, say what the fuck But hang on, life’s ’bout living‘Bout family and friendsNo way is it ’bout givingContinue reading “Inflicted With a Killer”

And You?

My poetry is different Different from the restWill it stand the timeWill it stand the test? Skip? (my drinking buddy) Isn’t he nice?…. Priscilla? (our FCS resident cat) Ralph? (our FCS resident dog) Ralph, I’m talking to you…. Indistinct woof which I’m taking as ditto…. Poet Don? And you? dunno…. DM 3/1/21

Yep Yep By Golly Gosh

This poet’s mad I hear you sayYep yep by golly goshBut so was someone else from hereAnd he made lotsa dosh….. Don MatthewsJanuary 2021

The Show Must Go On

You are spending thousands of dollarsOn fireworks for the wealthy and lucky How about cancelling them? Spend the thousands of dollarsOn health carers who have givenSo much this year? Oh I forgot – the show must go on…. Don Matthews31 December 2020

Sing a Song of Silly

Sing a song of sillyI’m singing while I sitSing better while I’m sittingI wonder why is it? Dunno?…. Don MatthewsDecember 2020

‘Twas the Day Before Christmas

True story ‘Twas the day before ChristmasIn supermarket parkFull-up and chaoticI muttered ‘shit fark’ Then spied one space beggingAnd raced to get onThen read it’s for pickupsAnd muttered ‘shit Don’ I said bugger thisI’ll park in the streetLine yellow line yellow(Won’t let this me beat) I’ll go to another supermarket…… Full-up….. Shit…. Don MatthewsDecember 2020

Urgent Recall

2020 is recalled due to multiple defects.Please return this year for full refundApologies

Maidenfly

I enjoy exploring the genre of nonsense and absurd. I was at the pond watching maidenflies. It all started there I just have seen a maidenfly Hover o’er the waterNot a sound it did makeI then thought, should I oughta? Hear a sound?…. Then I saw anotherHover o’er the groundMaking such a racket(A freight-train sorta sound)Continue reading “Maidenfly”