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Blank, Blank…and more blank

My head right now is empty They call it writer’s block Don’t want to waste what’s up there now So blank, blank, blank, blank, blank Don Matthews June 2020

I Wrote this Ditty for Myself

I wrote this ditty for myself Just cos I wanted to Don’t care if you don’t like it Choogaloogaloo Don Matthews June 2020 I just like playing round with words. And having fun

Ring a Ring a Rosie

Ring a ring a Rosie Don’t tread in the hoops Deck is brittle, rotten Guess who did? shit, oops… I put them down so others wouldn’t step there….. Don MatthewsJune 2020

Drug Lord’s Odd Plea

Drug lord Rafael Quintero Is trying to avoid his arrest For murdering an FBI agent Giving reasons which he think are best I’ve got no money…. I’m too old to work…. I haven’t got a pension… https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/mexican-drug-lord-pleads-poverty-in-bid-to-escape-arrest.html https://youtu.be/wjkWpLSeG2g Don MatthewsMay 2020

We’re in a Quandry Thale and I

(Thalia’s my Muse of Mirth. She warms to me when I call her Thale) It’s a nice apartment Thale Just the right size for the two of us Bloggers Vale….. Nice suburb. Affordable rent Pool’s nice. Bit big you think? Nice neighbours They want to visit? Bring their speedboats? Maybe we should have got aContinue reading “We’re in a Quandry Thale and I”

Some People Think I’m Silly

Some people think I’m silly I guess, suppose, I am But so was someone else from here A guy called Milligan He did become quite famous Made people smile, laugh, cheer Can I then famous yet become By nonsensing on here? Although I’m silly as a wheel I have a serious side The trick isContinue reading “Some People Think I’m Silly”

Go Figure

Gun is loaded, ready Finger on the trigger Waiting 4pm my time Rat..tat..tat (go figure) Don MatthewsMay 2020

My Task as a Poet

My task as a poet is simple My task it has never been in doubt Writers and poets all do it They bring what’s inside up and out I now have a website to do this A website where it can be seen Stored on the WordPress’s server One click gets it up on theContinue reading “My Task as a Poet”

Hey Hey

I am an offbeat poetI write to my own drumNo-one tells me what to writeWhat to write ho hum My neurons say I’m incorrect?I always write what theyTell me what to write aboutWhat to write hey hey Don MatthewsMay 2020

The Like-Minders Society Visits the Traditional Poets Association Stamping Ground

The Like-Minders Society is a group of minds who think alike. They explore the combination of fantasy, imagination, offbeat poetry and humour. The Society was formed in October 2019 by poet and fun-seeker Don Matthews and rapidly shot to fame. It has its own specially built Theme Park with Rollercoaster which transports Like-Minders round theContinue reading “The Like-Minders Society Visits the Traditional Poets Association Stamping Ground”