Glorious Sunrise

30 Wednesday Nov 2011

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Australian bush poetry, Australian traditional poetry, Dennis N. O'Brien, poem, poetry, sunrise

An artist paints upon a canvas white,
Whilst nature paints a canvas black – with light.
The faintest glow, a hint of coming dawn,
Then vague outlines upon the scene are drawn,
And colour slowly through the picture seeps
As from its rest the waking sunlight creeps,
Until with one last stroke the picture’s done;
A masterpiece to show the day’s begun.

Political Poets

20 Sunday Nov 2011

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Satire

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Dennis N. O'Brien, poem, poetry, politics

With some of them we may agree
With others we may disagree.
They try to get their point across
It’s sometimes gold it’s sometimes dross.
But even if it isn’t bought
At least it may give pause for thought.
And when there’s put a stop to news
These poets still will air their views,
Until they’re put behind barbed wire
As dictators express their ire.
They’ve been around since olden times
With their seditious little rhymes,
And yes we may think some are daft
But still we can admire their craft.

Feeling Blue

13 Sunday Nov 2011

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Satire

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democracy, feelin blue, largesse, poem, poetry

I’m feeling just a little blue,
A prophecy is coming true.
Democracy’s near death I guess,
The mob is voting for largesse.
There’s been a smash, there’s been a crash,
So capital they want to trash.
Although there’s nothing else that works;
They’re full of hate these leftie jerks.