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Manic Rooster

I am bipolar manic My highs are 10X you Like writing humour/laughter Cock a doodle doo…. My work is a mixture of fantasy, imagination, offbeat poetry and humour. Don MatthewsMay 2020

I just bought this lamp on the internet Firm sounded good. Great website Good reviews. Plenty of them So thought I gotta have one Gave them my bank details Hundred bucks. Bit rich But the site got good writeups. Seemed reputable So I thought looks OK. No hitch What was the lamp? A covid-curing lamp.Continue reading “My Internet Lamp Purchase”

Hey Don…

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…”

So What?

OK, I push boundaries Take risks Sometimes fall flat on my face So what? If you never try you’ll never know Don Matthews May 2020

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”

Unleash Your Mind

A poem evolving From out my mind Astonishes me With what it can find Undo it’s leash Let it run free Watch it come back With new imagery Emily Dickinson Mind in free reign Images brought back Hard to explain Don’t keep your mind Leashed, let it free For it to bring back New poetryContinue reading “Unleash Your Mind”

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….