I specialize in rhyme A great waste of my time Hey Don? could make you famous And earn you lots of dosh…. Oh? I specialize in rhyme A great use of my time I’m gonna earn me lots of dosh And become a Poet Laureate…. Poet Laureates don’t make any money Don… Oh? I specializeContinue reading “Hey Don…”
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My Muse Thalia
Thalia’s my Muse of Mirth(All poets need a muse)For when I go blank (writer’s block)Thale comes, helps me with clues Thale and I we form a teamShe shares my website titleFlippant, Comic, SeriousTo poet me, she’s vital Like now, I don’t know what to sayCome Thale I need your help…. She says she’s on aContinue reading “My Muse Thalia”
WordPress and Me. A Marriage Made in Heaven
I love our union, WordPress (Must not forget cap P) I find it so exciting wordpress and poet me Shit…forgot the P Learning code? I’m past it (Remember, Don, cap P) I would be more than hopeless Word Press come marry me Shit!.. there’s no space Take me with your hidden code Make all myContinue reading “WordPress and Me. A Marriage Made in Heaven”
My Poems are Complaining of Overcrowding
I have two years of poems Waiting on my drive Screaming, yelling at me “Start blogging us up live” Do you see my problem? (2 years, one each day) No wonder they are crowded What more can I say? Stop talking and start posting. Get rid of our backlog…..Do your poems talk back to youContinue reading “My Poems are Complaining of Overcrowding”
I’m Sorry
I’m sorry for exploding Exploding on the scene Firing posts like bullets Shattering your screen You’re not at all…. Don Matthews May 2020
Ho Hum
I am an offbeat poet I rhyme to my own drum Thalia, my Muse of Mirth Helps me script, ho hum I’m also in a blues band Playing on the drums Too noisy for my Thalia She stays at home, ho hum Don Matthews May 2020 me practising….
Our Call Centres in Australia are Clever
Call centres in Australia are clever We look after our callers who call We’re leading the world with this technology Which I’ll now go reveal to you all Don Matthews May 2020
Meet Me Mate Skip
Skip and I live down in Australia. He’s my drinking buddy. Drinks me under the table. Say g’day Skip thump..thump That’s roo for g’day If you have a dog you take it for a walk round the block after work for exercise. Right? Skip’s not into walking. Insists on me riding him round the block.Continue reading “Meet Me Mate Skip”
It’s Your Fault Neurons
I’ve built myself a website A steep and bloody curve Received my Learners Permit The blogosphere to serve I don’t know who is out there I don’t know who I’ll meet Excite-like feeling venture I hope can stay on feet Much of my work is different (To the normal stuff) Spilling out from out myContinue reading “It’s Your Fault Neurons”
Thankyou Alan Poe
I want to go try ‘lliteration Like Edgar Alan Poe And as I’m just a learning poet They said go have a go Gosh! Think I’ve ‘ready had success Got up, geared up and go’ed My first attempt at ‘lliteration Thankyou Alan Poe Don Matthews
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 