true story I am the Minister of HealthOf Island Lanka SriI’ve swallowed me a magic potionNow Covid won’t touch me The sorcerer who prepared the potion tells me it will give me life-long protection So trusting of the sorcererOur politicians allDrank the magic potion andToasted Covid’s fall Why have I tested positive?…. And me?…. MeContinue reading “Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health Takes Magic Potion Against Covid”
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Industrial Revolution and Noise
Before the Industrial RevolutionThe main source of noise that was heardWas thunder and church bells and cannon fireMixed with the sound of the birds Don MatthewsFebruary 2021
Thoughts Gained From Gazing Into My Coffee
Why is he so different?Why is he so mad?When he was a young boyHe was in genre lad Very good… Thankyou… You know he’s really not madHe just is differentAnd now belongs to genreSilly, twisted, bent Also very good … Thankyou…. I’m sipping coffee (yummy)Cappuccino fluffSticking to my mustacheEnough this nonsense stuff Very good….Yes, veryContinue reading “Thoughts Gained From Gazing Into My Coffee”
Wellness Toilet
A doctor dunny’s being madeThe seat tells your blood pressureIt also measures heartbeat, pulseWhile you sit there at leisure The bowl will also analyseYour urine, stool as wellReport results right back to youIf doctor needed, tell The Wellness Toilet will notbe available for some time Don MatthewsFebruary 2021 https://au.pcmag.com/health-fitness/84805/totos-wellness-toilet-will-analyze-your-poop
This Poet
This poet that I know ofHe writes so differentlyNot the normal bland stuffThe stuff you often see Often plain and simpleHe can be complex tooA mix of pathos/humourPut on screen to view He taught me how to rhyme like thisWhen all is said and doneBut most of all he taught meThe art of having funContinue reading “This Poet”
Follows, Likes and Comments
‘Follows’ do not mean much toMe initiallyIt’s ‘likes’ and ‘comments’ followingAbout my poetry Don MatthewsJanuary 2021
I Write For My Amusement
I write for my amusementShould it amuse you tooTag along behind meChoogaloogaloo You may think my stuff’s puerileI don’t care if you doI write for my amusementChoogaloogaloo The FCS characters I have created provide me with lots of amusement Don MatthewsFebruary 2021
There’s Not Enough Of Silly
There’s not enough of sillySilly on the netIt’s all too deep and serious(Most that I’ve read/met) I do at times like serious(As titled in my site)But interest, no, in seriousEvery day and night Don MatthewsJanuary 2021
Priscilla’s Getting Bored
Cilla’s found a new wayTo have a bit of funI will admit it’s differentLet’s look see how it’s done…… Gosh you’ve got guts Priscilla…. Don MatthewsJanuary 2021
Back in the Day, Do You Remember?
Back in the day I rememberPlaying these games with my friendsWhich didn’t require any batteriesTechnology then brought that to end Not quite….. Don MatthewsJanuary 2021
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 