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Linda and Dave

Sorry, Linda/Dave not here Leave message after tone If it’s re outstanding debt Leave message before tone Thankyou Don MatthewsJune 2020 I just like playing round with words. And having fun

If you live in Umbria And want to dine outside You might be worried ’bout corona People close (not wide) A restaurant now has been built With tables in a tree A quick climb up 4 metres (The restaurant’s near Todi) Call your order (walkie talkie) (‘Tis very nice up here) Here comes our foodContinue reading “Walkie Talkie Restaurant”

Spike and I and the School of Silliness

Spike went to the same School of Silliness The same School of Silliness as me He studied real hard and got dux of the School While I just got by with Class 3 Didn’t apply myself… Too busy clubbing… Don MatthewsJune 2020 I just like playing round with words. And having fun

Banning Plastics

One-use straws and cutlery Great things this knife/fork pair Churn them out in thousands It’s wasteful? I don’t care You can’t recycle them? Who cares Dump them in the ground Microbes in 10,000 years Will break the buggers down You say the government has just Banned them? Shit, how mean Looks like I gotta changeContinue reading “Banning Plastics”

I’m Giving My Dog Alone-Time

While covid has kept us in lockdown My dog’s got tight-bonded to me I’m worried when I go back to working An utter wreck, anxious, he’ll be yoooooowl……. To reduce psychological damage (His mental health I really care) I’m giving him plenty of alone-time But he’s tearing out chunks of his hair Have I doneContinue reading “I’m Giving My Dog Alone-Time”

Bipolar Mania and Me

Dealing with mental health issues. Step 1. Talk about it. So I am I used to be quite manic Disruptive in the town Born with it, and no cure Brain chemicals upside down Sleep? I had no need of Mind full of racing thoughts I in a trap of mania A manic trap was caughtContinue reading “Bipolar Mania and Me”

What Think You Thalia?

What are your thoughts on the first two stanzas.Or am I just fantasizing? A muse provides inspiration for the poet Is the poet a ‘mouthpiece’ for the muse?… If a poet ‘owns’ a muse Does the muse ‘own’ the poet?… What think you Thalia?…. She says she’s on tea break….. Thalia is my muse IContinue reading “What Think You Thalia?”

Where I Ask?

I really am quite mad But some would disagree They say they see a spot of brilliance In my poetry Where?… Don MatthewsJune 2020 I just like playing with words. And having fun

Precisely the Wrong Man to Rule

He divides not unites Precisely the wrong man to rule Not content to simply engage Hilary He mob-whips to destroy her (Despite her never being charged with anything) Precisely the wrong man to rule Incapable of recognising Not everyone has to agree with you Precisely the wrong man to rule Sacking those who disagree withContinue reading “Precisely the Wrong Man to Rule”

Go Post on Site Young Don

My mind works two four seven In da day and night Dishing out dese dopey ditties Den says “post on site” Like EAP I like to al Literate my rhyme Twisting, twirling tongue to make Rhyme uniquely mine My mind is quite subtle, quite complex To dish out a ditty like dis It may takeContinue reading “Go Post on Site Young Don”