Have you ever wonderedHow this letter grewInto our vocabularyAs double, double U ? No? The Roman alphabet did notHave a WTo fill this gap they used insteadTwo U’s (the double U) UU then morphed into W Don MatthewsNovember 2020
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Groan
Still haven’t got my ‘puterI’m in a lotta painAm getting ‘drawel symptomsI’m going mad, insane feel for you buddy Thanks mate….. Skip is getting worried‘Cilla won’t stop meowingPoet Don’s beside himselfWith all this lack of knowing Poet Don and class L to R Tommy, Dauphine, Johnny, Mazie What’s going on Poet Don? Well class, FCSContinue reading “Groan”
Which Witch?
If two witches would watch two watches Which witch would watch which watch? dunno…. Don MatthewsNovember 2020
Sitting and Waiting
I’m sitting in the libraryUsing their computerNot feeling very happyNot saying yep, you beauter I’m waiting here real patientlyFor the tech to ringComputer’s fixed Don, come collect800 dollars bring Shit!…… you’ll survive
Computer’s Gone and Died on Me
Pressed the start-up buttonJust went click click clickNothing showed up on the screenComputer sounds bit sick Bear with me while I sort things out….
Phew!
Our hardest lockdown’s just been stoppedThree days before it’s dueSomeone went and told a lieThank goodness, I say phew! I now can go back to my caffAnd ponder on my coffFor inspiration here to writeIt works, please do not scoff Don MatthewsNovember 2020
You’ll Survive
There’s been a nasty covid clusterFlareup in my townWe thought we had it sortedWe thought we’d knocked it down Never turn your back on covid…. Since covid started wrecking thingsWe’ve learnt, become preparedTo come down hard and sudden onClusters when they’ve flared So From 12 o’clock tonight (Wednesday)My cafe it will closeFor six days, noContinue reading “You’ll Survive”
Stepladder
Why do I have a stepladder? Because when I was a kid My real one went and left me Don MatthewsNovember 2020
Playground for the Mind of matthews don
I have cast my mind in the leading role, hence capital MindMyself I’ve cast in a minor role, hence lowercase matthews don It has a new-built playgroundThe Mind of matthews donFlippant, Comic, SeriousFor which to play in/on Playground builder WordPressHas thought of everythingFrom swings to see-saws, roundaboutsAnd even things called ping Backs What will thisContinue reading “Playground for the Mind of matthews don”
The Australian Lyrebird
The lyrebird is AustralianIts call it imitatesAlmost any sound it hearsSound it duplicates Don MatthewsNovember 2020
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 