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”
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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”
Kindergarten Graduation Ceremonies – Adorable or Absurd?
I had never heard such a thing as kindergarten graduation ceremonies existed until recently. Let’s look in on little Billy as he prepares for his graduation I am a little kindy boyReady to move onGraduation time is hereGown and cap I’ll don Worked hard I have and now canCount to 1, 2, 3And alphabet IContinue reading “Kindergarten Graduation Ceremonies – Adorable or Absurd?”
KBO
In the next year 21When things all pear-shaped goRemember Churchill’s dictum“We must just KBO” Scroll down….. (Keep Buggering On) Don MatthewsDecember 2020
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 