We’re into gender neutralHip hip hip hoorayNo more male and femaleNo more sex today… Don MatthewsJune 2021
Tag Archives: poetry
Safety Goggles
Whenever I do weldingI use my goggle eyesToday I couldn’t find themSo had to compromise…. Don MatthewsJune 2021
How Come Don?
I have so many ideasComing out my headI really can’t/don’t follow“I’ve writer’s block” when said My mind’s strung out in overloadYou ask me why? how come?Writers block’s a myth to me(But not it seems to some) How come Don? My bloody pesky neuronsJust won’t give me a breakThey simply keep on partyingAnd tell me goContinue reading “How Come Don?”
Bubblegum Radio Stations
Radio mainstream’s a shadowA shadow, and now gone to wasteBubblegum music played constantlyFormulaic, repetitive, no taste Don MatthewsJune 2021
Stan Applies His Learnt Safety Knowledge
I’ve read the Safety ManualFor Dummies, passed the testWill now apply what I have learntApply what I’ve learnt best…. Don MatthewsJune 2021
You OK Perc?
Perc you’re doing great jobJust 10 more minutes waitThen I’ll be finished job up hereYou OK there Perc mate?…. I’m OK Stan. Take all the time you need…… Don MatthewsJune 2021 dVerse Open Link Night
Danny Shannon – Ex Cocaine Addict
He started hearing echoesBoom booming in his headInstantly euphoricBy injection fed It led into a life of crimeLost family and friends800 thousand dollarsAll gone, lost in the end Downward spiral began 1996. Jailed 6 years. Entered drug rehab 2009 and has not used any since Don MatthewsJune 2021
Poet Don Reporting on the Stunning 1921 Achievement of German Herman Goerner
In 1921 HermanTo cries of cheers, (and teeter)Did carry piano on his backFor all of 16 metre Good onya Herman…. A sterling effort….. Being serious: Hermann Görner born April 13, 1891 was a German weightlifter and professional strength athlete. He showed many special strength exercises and impressive shows, such as wrestling with a small elephant or carrying a bridge construction onContinue reading “Poet Don Reporting on the Stunning 1921 Achievement of German Herman Goerner”
Australia’s Sheepdog Hoover – World’s Most Expensive Kelpie
Hoover is a kelpieRounds up cattle, sheepWorld’s most dearest kelpieBuyers, pockets deep Hoover was sold at auction for $35,200, now the world’s most expensive kelpie.“An exceptional all-rounder with good bloodlines” (Casterton Kelpie Association) Don MatthewsJune 2021
No Steps, Oh Well
Bother I can’t find the stepsThis should work, anywayThe Safety Board is not aroundThis should be fine, OK…. Don MatthewsJune 2021
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 