birds – Flippant, Comic, and Serious

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (bird)

There is never a timeto stop learning new things

I’m in a bit of Trouble

I’m in a bit of troubleHey you there hear my pleaWe hear nothing, we see nothingNothing do we see Do we bruvver?…… Don MatthewsDecember 2022

(Adapted from a newspaper article) 1000 small minds follow the impulse of just oneA tightly choreographed dance of the dumbWhen one moves the other follows That is the way of sheepThe way of marching antsThe way of flocks of starlingsOf migratory wildebeestOf sardines Acting without knowing whyBasic instinct rather than clear thoughtNature proving strength andContinue reading “1000 Small Minds”

Come Worship

Lord BaconWe bow toA pig not a Cow to We’re next to the adult shop…….. About the United Church of Bacon We worship Bacon! Cth real members from all walks of life and even all religions. Bacon is our symbol of worship because it is representative of things that we love and that we canContinue reading “Come Worship”

Poet Don Reporting on English Scientist and Minister Charles Morton (1627-98)

Charles Morton, a reputable scientist(Who doubled as minister as well)Believed birds migrated in winterTo moon (where was warmer to dwell) Then returned to earth in summer?…. Correct. When things got warmer…. Don MatthewsMay 2021

I am a Simple Amateur

I am a simple amateurPlaying round with wordsHaving fun with flutterbysBuzzing bees and birds Cheep cheep….. Or is it tweet tweet?….. Don MatthewsMay 2021 It’s chirp chirp…..

Haiku to Spring

Birds go tweet tweet cheepTweet tweet cheep cheep tweetSpring has arrived, cheep clap…clap…clap Thankyou Don MatthewsHaikuist in TrainingMarch 2021

Industrial Revolution and Noise

Before the Industrial RevolutionThe main source of noise that was heardWas thunder and church bells and cannon fireMixed with the sound of the birds Don MatthewsFebruary 2021