Poet Don on Invite an Alien to Live with you Day. 21 July

Today my flock we celebrate Inviting friend aliens come stay To share our bed, breakfast and table To beam themselves down here to stay Beam on down ET…bed waiting… (Johnny, our youngest flock member….) He’s lost my address Poet Don?…. Oh dear…. We believe this could be ET looking for Johnny’s house…..

Trade in 1897

Virginians needed large families to provide labour for their farms. Eventually land ran out and could not sustain their large families It was the year of 18 1897 A couple in Virginia From eight children chose seven Virginia (America) They traded not a sow One of their children, with the neighbour Traded for a cowContinue reading “Trade in 1897”

Poet Don on What’s This Thing?

I know you’ve all got Iphones Yes Poet Don…. But what’s this pic on screen? Where might you just have seen this thing? (Note , it’s red not green) (all nodding for red…..) (mumble…mumble….) Doctor Who?…. Well done…. It also has a telephone inside…. (blank looks all round….) You put money in the slot toContinue reading “Poet Don on What’s This Thing?”

Bureaucracy Gone Mad. Again

A mother here in Adelaide Her council made their mark By fining ’cause magician Birthday’d in their park No-one was offended No-one did complain Bureaucracy it just went mad (Here we go again) More concerned they were to Uphold the letter law The other side was unimportant It’s spirit they ignored Rules are for theContinue reading “Bureaucracy Gone Mad. Again”