Sorry motherI cannotWhat it isI know not Sorry…… Don MatthewsOctober 2021
Tag Archives: poetry
Michigan Central Station, Detroit
I used to see 100 Trains come here each dayNeglected, now abandonedI’m left here to decay…. Don MatthewsOctober 2021
Guest Poet – Roger McGough
Leader I wanna be the leaderI wanna be the leaderCan I be the leader?Can I? I can?Promise? Promise?Yippee I’m the leaderI’m the leader OK what shall we do? Roger McGough
Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – the John Bult Job
Stan runs a very successful businesshelped by his assistant Perc John came in with Julie(Pretty little thing)Was her 16th birthdayRing-a-ding-a-ding Post Production Notes This was a sad session for Perc and me John played the guitar, sang happy birthday (we both joined in)while he had a smoke and drank beer.Poor Julie never brightened up. PercContinue reading “Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – the John Bult Job”
Pripyat Classroom
I used to be aliveWith children from the townSuddenly things changed whenChernobyl shut me down…. Don MatthewsOctober 2021
Stick Deodorant
I bought a stick deodorant(Was starting to get smelly)Directions I did read themThen things went belly-nelly…. Don MatthewsOctober 2021
Grandmother Granddaughter
Grandmother and granddaughterCompared here side by sideStunning similaritiesStunning, side by side…. Grandmother left 62, granddaughter right 12 It’s all in the genes Don MatthewsOctober 2021
Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – the Tommy Jones Job
Stan runs a very successful businesshelped by his assistant Perc Young Tommy did wannaLook cool and look tannedAs if he’d just comeFrom surf, sun and sand Can do Tommy…. Production Notes Perc used ten bottles of tanning lotion Cross Studio wardrobe (he wanted to look a bit religious) Post Production Notes Studio shower ran redContinue reading “Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – the Tommy Jones Job”
Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – the Pooh Man Job
Stan runs a very successful businesshelped by his assistant Perc Pooh Man model broughtPut her where we thoughtLegs spread Perc suggestedBetween legs we he rested Production Notes Perc thought it a bit risque but Pooh-Man liked it Post Production Notes We didn’t ask what he was doing between the legs. We just did the coverContinue reading “Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – the Pooh Man Job”
School of Silly – Where I Learnt My Skills
I graduated from the SchoolFrom the School of SillyThis is where I learned to rhymeHone my Jack and Jilly Spike duxed the School…… I got Pass Grade 3. Too busy clubbing…… Don MatthewsOctober 2021