Don. Hope you are OK. Really worried now the Baggy Greens have thumped us English into the boundary boards. And you've said nothing. John

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are you now Mark Jhon?

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Forest Gump sat on a stump
then a thought came fleeting by
they say I'm dumb as a box of rocks
therefore no need to reply.
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(where have you been Don Matthews? You disappeared.)

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What ever happened to Don Matthews?

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Only thinking about you today Don. I hope you're well and back for a time.

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Don, in what way did my poem on Coarse Work, offend?

And since you described it as 'what a load of rubbish,' it would be really nice to have your constructive take on it.

Might prevent my going down a dodgy road again in future. P.

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Don - Thalia would be delighted with the signpost.

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Thanks for commenting on that 'clucking' poem. Always good having some levity. Appreciated. P. ?

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Thanks for the comment on H&M Don! From what the gossip mags say Episode 3 won't be far off! I suppose one could admire them for saying they want to be financially independent, even if I gather it is Prince Charles who is coughing up large sums to keep up their lifestyle. It just seems a pity about the family bust up, and I would think he might be a little lost in Hollywood after the novelty value has worn off. Let's hope I'm wrong.

Jennifer

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Don, thanks for the comment on Chip Shop Butties. ?

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Hi Don, I have deleted that mixed up poem from earlier on but thanks for commenting. Ta loads!

LS

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Thanks for commenting Don. Pinheads. P. ?

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Don - Cat's eyes - thanks. And Thalia asked me to enquire how you were doing with all this Novo scare. Are you under house arrest yet like those of us in Blighty? Coming in the wake of the Oz fires, it's the last thing you would have wished for eh.?

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Don 'Drifting' you could be right about the open negligee complex - along with the 50% of our world population, I plead guilty as charged. ?

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Don - Entanglements - obliged to you for stimulating the thought - triggered by my poem on discarded traffic cones ? P.

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Mr. Magoo

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Thanks Don - have added a comment to Cones in light of your kind remarks. P

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Roger Joseph McGough CBE, FRSL is an English poet, performance poet, broadcaster, children's author and playwright. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please, as well as performing his own poetry. McGough was one of the leading members of the Liverpool poets, a group of young poets influenced by Beat poetry and the popular music and culture of 1960s Liverpool. He is an honorary fellow of Liverpool John Moores University, fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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whoisrogermcgouh?

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Don - Tongues - thanks for the words. Too much media manipulation out there. Cheers. P. ?

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Don - Merseyside - many thanks for the kind remarks. P. ?

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Don - Merseyside - many thanks for the kind remarks. P. ?

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Thank you Don for comments on Squeaky shoes. P. ?

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Don - nothing more exciting than having your new shoes being delivered by Shoe Zone. And, I was very excited to hear that you were excited to hear about it. It was so exciting in fact I drowsed off in the chair with the excitement of it.

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Hello Don - am I right in recalling you mentioning Adelaide as your
part of the world? I've just been watching the cycle race Tour Down
Under on Freesport TV here in the UK - featuring the countryside
around Adelaide. A big event in a big country, given big attention.
AND won by a certain big name: Richie Porte. Hurrah!

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Don Wisps. Thanks for the comments. Blessings. P.

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Don - Droplets - thanks for the comment. Much obliged. P ?

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Thank you Don. Your rhymes are good. Poems are hilarious still have deep meaning. To know you is difficult through your work. Like an ocean deep, your words have hidden mysteries. Yet, there is a drive to explore and discover those mysterious zones.

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Don you might have read your version of it somewhere, but I specifically recall having seen the expression phrased as: A Picture Saves a thousand words. In other words, both of us could be right if there are 2 contexts. But thanx. Will check out the phrase elsewhere and if different to what I have just said will return to the arena. P.

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Don - I left a screed under my Seasonal Vegetables poem. Thanks a lot for the detailed reply. P.

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Wishing you very Happy Christmas Don, Stay cool, Keep safe!

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Cheers Don
for your comment on
"thinking sideways"
Tommy

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The Electric Chair - Thanks for looking in Don - no - not the neckline of the pretty dental nurse - the poem of course - mind you …. ?

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Don - Eats - thankee. P. ?

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not quite sure what you meant Don
but no problem
I write
you write
write or wrong!

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Just wanted to say thanks for all the comments and likes Don! Hope you're good.

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Don - re Junk Mail - the big difference with your system and ours is that we have to provide an A4 page and envelope - requesting opt out (back through the postal system) every 2 years. With 41,000 residential homes (not including business premises) occupied, in my area alone we are talking big numbers of felled trees nationally over a single generational lifetime - and that is before we even get to the question of the junk mail itself. I know of no other country that does this in the English speaking world - and where the post office ignores the householders request in writing (usually a sign) on the door. It is a total farce - even 3rd world countries are showing better recycling ummph than ours. Makes me so cross. ?

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Hi Don - Brewing Up. Certainly is politics and driving us absolutely potty with the different takes of MP input and delay. Politicians all seemed to have reached a new level of public disapproval - and it will take them a very long time to regain their street cred if they ever will. But I for sure, am not the lone voice in the wilderness. P ?

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Thanks for the comment Don (Love Me) It was written lying in hospital bed after a hip operation

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never mentioned Coin.

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Don - Mist - thanks muchly for the kind remarks - funny isn't it how sometimes poems just write themselves from stored memory. Obliged. P. ?

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have you ever seen a Tasmanian Tiger?
there are rumors they are still around.
and that YOU have one.

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it's poetry.....sorta.

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Hi Don,
In your biography you note 4 people that influence you.
Comparable messengers have influenced me also.
I listen, hear and act upon the wisdom,
of those in the know.
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There is poetry
in children's art
and those who receive
always support
No mystery
right from the start
their creating comes
straight from their heart.
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Hello Don. Thank you for commenting on my poem.
I think we're all developing all the time as poets. I cringe at my early stuff but it was all part of a process or an ascent, to use your analogy - though I'm not sure I'll ever make it to where I'd like to be.
I used to live in Ausyralia. It's a beautiful country. You'll have to open an open mic night there! If you don't already go to one!

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I thank you for hearing me Don.
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I try to have one good thought a day.
sometimes it's difficult!
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Don, I agree with you and thanks for commenting on my work, 'Color Matters'.

We rely on mind and the 5 senses to determine our actions. History repeats itself. It may be time to try another way.

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Ah but Don - did you not know that UK frogs put a front flipper to their mouth when they burp and say excuse me in the politest and froggiest of fashion - I bet Thalia didn't know about that either, and Matilda just wants to waltz the night away. ?

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