Poetry Blog by Don Matthews
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Write-Off
Write-Off
Was driving in the country
Concentrating (sort of)
Suddenly Big Red appeared
Car? Turned out a write-off
Big Reds they own the country
You're just a tourist there
Concentrate, respect them
Cos they your car don't care
They have the right of way there
It's not the CBD
You've all been warned about this
Ignore, you'll damage see
Do...
Saturday 14th December 2019 8:26 am
The Letter Writer
The Letter Writer
I thought the art of letter
Writing had expired
That all communication now
Was transferred down a wire
Last night I got a pleasant shock
When sitting with a female
A pen-and-paper letter was
Replacement for an email
We've lost the art of so much past
To far great a degree
I pen-and-paper poem drafts
This is an art. To me
...
Friday 13th December 2019 7:50 am
Crowder
Crowder
I tend to be a crowder
Crowding peoples ears
My mind's too overactive
Oh dear oh dear oh dear
Mind, don't be a crowder
Don't wear your welcome out
Slow down your thoughts, restrict, withhold
Still need my friends about
OK, create, but know your place
Can't always centre stage
There's other players in this game
Who also need a wage
...
Thursday 12th December 2019 9:24 am
But I Like Helium Balloons
But I Like Helium Balloons
Helium balloon you look lovely
Red, yellow, blue, pink, in the sky
Released by excited/happy children
Who squeal with delight as you fly
What's this? We hear there is a council
Who want to ban us (stay deflated)
They say when we come down from high up
We pollute waterways, and are all hated
We give so much joy to the kiddies
O...
Wednesday 11th December 2019 8:16 am
Side-glancing in an Argentinian Cafe
Side-glancing in an Argentinian Cafe
I like just watching people
Interact, talking, smile
Creates a pleasant feeling
Inside me for a while
The Argentinian cafe man
Animates with sparkling eyes
Catches me side-glancing
Smiles back (to my surprise)
Argentinian music
Bounces round the room
(Gosh this cappuccino's nice)
Watching smiles grow, bloom
...
Tuesday 10th December 2019 8:38 am
The Newsagent
The Newsagent
Why are there sox in the newsagent ?
Hanging all paired with their mate
When right next door to them's a men's shop
This really does make me irate
Why are women's bags in the newsagent
Both leather and vinyl to be had
When a women's bag shop's in the complex
Gosh this does make me real mad
I notice the agent stocks papers
(Which seem to ca...
Monday 9th December 2019 6:39 am
Publisher Wanted
Publisher Wanted
I'm looking for a publisher
A rhymy-loving type
Who wants to increase readership
(I also offer skype)
There are no skyping rhymers
(Who offer two for one)
I'll skype for you both day or night
Buy me (before I'm done)
Although my rhyme's oft silly-like
There's serious undertones
A flippant/serious combo
That's waiting to get known
...Sunday 8th December 2019 6:32 am
Doomy Gloomy
Doomy Gloomy
Nothing doomy gloomy
'Bout this little one
Just a poet playing
Round with rhymy fun
Done with doomy gloomy
Given it the boot
Sun now shining round me
No more gloom-pollute
Shit! Gloom's back to haunt me
Covered up the sun
This ain't allowed to happen
Poem's not finished, done......
Don Matthews July 2019
Saturday 7th December 2019 8:16 am
Does No-one Know Where Rose Is ?
Does No-one Know Where Rose Is ?
Does no-one know where Rose is ?
I really miss her so
(Santa's on my rooftop)
(Rudolph's snuffling snow)
Your verse is deteriorating Don.....
We care about the state of things
Pollution, mess and such
Wasting of resources
(I miss her very much)
I miss her carefree attitude
Her greeting with 'hey dude'
Her spun...
Friday 6th December 2019 6:54 am
Brains to Practice On
Brains to Practice On
Adelaide has made a world breakthrough
In printing the first 3D brain
Before surgeons do operations
On patients, their replicas can train
Scans they are taken of real brains
Ones that have tumours within
Computer then 3D's a model
For surgeons to scalpel within
If something goes wrong in the process
The surgeon, a tumour can't find
...Thursday 5th December 2019 8:53 am
The Lady of the GPS
The Lady of the GPS
(True story)
A truckie based in Melbourne town
(A huge B-double grade)
Set GPS then headed off
Bound for Adelaide
The Lady of the GPS
(Obey at any cost)
Take this street, that street, trust me do
You're bound to not get lost
But Lady? streets are narrowing
Don't worry trust me do
You've told me where you want to go
Take...
Wednesday 4th December 2019 6:24 am
Fluffer Round With Flowery Words
Fluffer Round With Flowery Words
I try to write on WOL
With rhythm, rhyme and wit
Guess what? I am quite happy
To just succeed a bit
I'm not a Poet Laureate
For if I was, I could
Not bring to you my simple self
That's in me I see good
Perhaps I am way off the mark
A Laureate is, to me
A fluffer round with flowery words
Which don't pertain to he
...Tuesday 3rd December 2019 6:20 am
What is The Like-Minders Society ?
What is The Like-Minders Society ?
The following is a report by the New-Age Poetry Review.
LMS is an experimental project by Australian offbeat poet Don Matthews. Mr Matthews is renowned for pushing boundaries and experimenting in strangeness.
The project involves a group of poets (currently 15) who meet in a Theme Park and ride a rollercoaster to various stops of poetical ...
Monday 2nd December 2019 8:22 am
Learning Haiku – Important Point
Learning Haiku – Important Point
5-7-5 is haiku, yes?
Yep, how doody doo
So if it's not in haiku form?
Don't title 'Haiku 2'
(Or 3,or 4, or 5....)
My Haiku Number 4 by Billy
This is haiku 4
Comes between my 3 and 5
Fingers helped me count
Very good Billy. You're improving in leaps and bounds.
Thankyou Mister Don. I'm practising to be...
Sunday 1st December 2019 5:32 am
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