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Uncle Stan Stands in for Uncle Fan at the Fair

Up you go there kiddiesUp, then round and roundI’ll be waiting here for youHere when you come down…. Where’s Uncle Fan?…… He’s in bed with a bad cold……Poor Uncle Fan. Get better quick Uncle Fan……Uncle Fan’s more gentle…… Sorry, Uncle Stan’s the best we could do…… Isn’t it nice the kiddies are thinking of youContinue reading “Uncle Stan Stands in for Uncle Fan at the Fair”

I’ve Reached 666 Followers. Yay!

Don’t need congratulationsNor ringing bell ding dingI’ve reached 6-6-6 followersWhich doesn’t mean a thing What matters is the comments andLikes which I do getAnd not 6-6-6 followersOf which I’ve never met There is no correlation‘Tween followers and likesIt’s just a feel-good ploy usedAnd doesn’t mean a thing Go home….. Don MatthewsJanuary 2022

G.K. Chesterton, Cheese, and Me

“Poets have been mysteriously silenton the subject of cheese” GK ChestertonEnglish author and critic GK says he was unaware of my contribution in this areaPity…… ODE TO CHEESE I’m sitting in the restaurantStaring at my cheeseDon’t know what to write aboutAny idea please? Think it’s thinking something upIt’s trembling (on the spot)Of course my littleContinue reading “G.K. Chesterton, Cheese, and Me”