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Stan and Perce do a Ladder Job

Stan (and apprentice Perc) is a man of many talentsWe at FCS are privileged to be associated with him We brought along our ladders(We’re hot on safety too)Job required two laddersOf which we did bring too Don MatthewsJanuary 2023

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Roof

Write something incorporating the word ‘roof’ Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO ROOF Roof spelt back is foorAdd an l (yep) floorWhat a load of nonsense, dribbleLions they do roar Roarrrrrrrrr………. Best I could do Fan…… DM

The Surgeon and the Assistant

23 hours it took themTo change the patient’s heartSurgeon, assistant exhaustedBoth ready to fall apart Don MatthewsDecember 2022

Disposing Green Energy Waste

Hundreds of thousands of wind turbinesThousands of lithium batteriesAnd millions of flat solar panelsThey all have a limited life Disposal of (how we intend to)Has not yet been given much thoughtGreen energy is fine, fine and dandyBut disposal of needs urgent thought Controlling of CO2 levelsReceives much publicity, com-mentBut disposal of said solid itemsReceives littleContinue reading “Disposing Green Energy Waste”

Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – The Ronald Coyne Job

Stan runs a very successful album cover design businesshelped by his assistant Perc Ronald (an evangelist)He thought he’d give God us a bashWe’re into covers not conversionDid cover and then took Ron’s cash Production Notes Perc (cameraman) picked a nice God-smile momentto photograph Ron We thought the head-tilt becoming Post Production Notes In appreciation forContinue reading “Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – The Ronald Coyne Job”

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Swept

Write something incorporating the word ‘swept’ Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO SWEPT Corsican swept is spazzatoSpazzato in Corsica (yo)Under (yo) carpet spazzatoJust thought that you would like to know Yo…… DM

Rocket Science

Computers non-existentChalkboards were in useThe race to space was in full tiltChalkboards were in use Don MatthewsJanuary 2023

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Exactly

Write something incorporating the word ‘exactly’ Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO EXACTLY What exactly am I doingDoing with this rhyme?Mind is blank, myself to thankJust whiling ‘way the time Ho hum…… DM

Poet Don on Invite an Alien to Live with you Day. 21 July

Today my flock we celebrateInviting friend aliens come stayTo share our bed, breakfast and tableTo beam themselves down here to stay Beam on down ET…bed waiting… (Johnny, our youngest flock member….) He’s lost my address Poet Don?…. Oh dear…. We believe this is ET looking for Johnny’s house….. Don MatthewsJuly 2021

Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – The Dethkorps Heavy Metal Job

Stan runs a very successful album cover design businesshelped by his assistant Perc Heavy metal DethkorpsThought up metal titUsed in modern warfare soOn cover we put it Production Notes Dethkops unable to attend StudioEngaged on a gig Sent illustration of metal titSaid do it good for us StanSo we did Nuclear reactors in backgroundTit designedContinue reading “Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – The Dethkorps Heavy Metal Job”