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From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (ice anemone)

There is never a timeto stop learning new things

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryDecember 25, 2023Posted inLittle-known factsTags:anemone, iceLeave a comment on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (ice anemone)

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

There is never a timeto stop learning new things Endurance stuck on ice 1915

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryNovember 12, 2023Posted inLittle-known factsTags:ice, shipLeave a comment on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Endurance)

Hot Tub

Hot tubFeels goodAs hotTub should DM

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJune 12, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:hot tub, humour, ice, poetry, rhymeLeave a comment on Hot Tub

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Viking skates)

There is never a timeto stop learning new things

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMay 6, 2023Posted inLittle-known factsTags:ice, skates, vikingsLeave a comment on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Viking skates)

Frozen

We’re sorry that they’re frozenNot long to go thaw outThey’ve traveled through a freezerOn their traveled route Don MatthewsFebruary 2023

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 10, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:cargo, ice, poetry, rhyme, ship1 Comment on Frozen

Grippy

I gotta little problemProblem I can’t fixSurface is not grippyGrippy nuf to fix Don MatthewsDecember 2022

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryDecember 4, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:car, cat, humour, ice, poetry, rhyme, slipping2 Comments on Grippy

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (ice road)

There is never a timeto stop learning new things

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryNovember 19, 2022Posted inLittle-known factsTags:alaska, highway, ice4 Comments on From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (ice road)

Floating Down Together

We floated down together|from the arctic shoresWas a pleasant journey, butScenery? a bore…. Don MatthewsJune 2022

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryJune 8, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:arctic, humour, ice, poetry, seabirds3 Comments on Floating Down Together

Little Problem

We got a little problemSomething’s going wrongNothing to be worried ’boutSing a happy song…. Definitely not Australian. We’re not that silly…… I believe that’s the wife looking on…… Don MatthewsApril 2022

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryApril 9, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:car, humour, ice, poetry4 Comments on Little Problem

Blizzard in Ohio

Blizzard in OhioCovered house in iceReminds me of a gingerbreadHouse, all white, all nice Features finely traceriedSnow spread far and wideLike an igloo, insulatedFrom the cold outside Don MatthewsFebruary 2021

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 18, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:blizzard, gingerbread house, ice, ohio, snow7 Comments on Blizzard in Ohio

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