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Monthly Archives: January 2021

Explosive Orders

31 Sunday Jan 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Observation, Satire

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Alexander the Great, Australian poet, Joe Biden signs executive orders, poem, poetry, Rhyming couplets

๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ž๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

As quick as lightning Joeโ€™s hand signs.
He should be warned heโ€™s laying mines.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

A Discarded Inauguration Day Sonnet

30 Saturday Jan 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Satire, Sonnet

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Australian poet, Australian traditional poetry, Formal poetry, Inauguration Day Poem, Joe Biden inauguration, poem, poetry, sonnet, Spenserian sonnet

๐€ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ญ

In praise of Joe this poem I have writ.
But Iโ€™ll not mention any of his flaws โ€”
His hair-sniffing, his groping, all that shit;
His keen support for all those foreign wars.
I love him, for heโ€™s opened many doors
For me, a budding poet laureate.
Oh I know old Joe farts โ€” at times he snores;
But heโ€™ll be dead before long โ€” you can bet
Your house on that. Still, let us not regret
Selecting this frail, barely conscious guy
To lead our fast decaying nation โ€” let
Him show the way as all the old ways die.

Iโ€™ll start again and throw this in the bin.
Iโ€™ll write some whiny waffle โ€” that should win!

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Homo sapiens 2

29 Friday Jan 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Nature, Observation

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Australian poet, Homo sapiens, poem, poetry

๐‘ฏ๐’๐’Ž๐’ ๐’”๐’‚๐’‘๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’” 2

Before the Earth is burned to ash,
Before the stars and planets crash,
The dinosaurs will rule again;
In time will disappear, and then
Will dawn once more the era when
Will rise the worriers โ€” wise men.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

The Invader

27 Wednesday Jan 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Bush Poetry, War

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australia, Australia Day, Australian poet, Invasion Day, poem, poetry

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐š๐๐ž๐ซ

Invader you call him, this true native son?
When enemies threatened he took up the gun.
His father before him โ€” his father before โ€”
His father before him โ€” they went off to war.

And there in lands foreign these fathers and sons,
They fought the invader โ€” they silenced his guns.
Those men who lie buried far over the sea,
Those fathers and sons, died for you โ€” and for me.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

A Giant Awakens

25 Monday Jan 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Historical, Observation, Sonnet

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australia, Australia Day, Australian poet, poem, poetry, sonnet, Spenserian sonnet

๐€ ๐†๐ข๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ

You slumbered in the south whilst all around,
The world closed in as daring men set sail.
Before long would your barren shores be found,
As eastward did the roaring forties wail.
These sailors and their nations, would prevail โ€”
Your stone-age people would be swept aside;
Their ancient ways dispersed before the gale.
Theyโ€™d built no walls to stop the rising tide;
Your moat was crossed; they had no place to hide.
And so did you awaken โ€” and in fright!
As to the world your eyes were opened wide.
You rose from sleep โ€” emerged into the light,
And saw the old ways were forever dead.
Your heart was filled with hope โ€” and too with dread.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Facebook Cometh!

24 Sunday Jan 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Satire

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Australian poet, FaceBook, Formal poetry, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

๐…๐š๐œ๐ž๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก!

Their โ€œfact checkersโ€ havenโ€™t a clue,
For facts, they will say, are not true;
Theyโ€™ll call your facts lies โ€”
Best don your disguise โ€”
Big Facebook is coming for you!

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Ring In Rider

23 Saturday Jan 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Satire

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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, MSM bias, poem, poetry, ring in

๐‘๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง ๐‘๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ

The journalists move behind Joe.
They figure theyโ€™ll go with the flow,
And chart a safe course โ€”
Bet on the right horse.
(No matter the jockeyโ€™s a hoe).

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Good for (Big) Business

21 Thursday Jan 2021

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Australian poet, Big corporations, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ (๐๐ข๐ ) ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ

Dissenters, the chosen are purging.
โ€œComply with directives!โ€ theyโ€™re urging.
โ€œJust do as youโ€™re told;
Weโ€™ll shower you with gold!โ€
The stockmarket? No surprise โ€” surging!

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Joe Blow

18 Monday Jan 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Satire, Sonnet

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Australian poet, Inauguration Day, Joe Biden, poem, poetry, sonnet, Spenserian sonnet

๐‰๐จ๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ

Youโ€™ve banished Donald to the flaming pit;
So take the throne that you have slyly earned.
Joe, you have shown that surely does the shit
Float to the top โ€” the tide of truth youโ€™ve turned.
Your gaze averted as the cities burned;
As BLM supporters took their loot.
You and your Democrats were unconcerned
When masked ANTIFA thugs put in the boot.
Who would have thought that a demented coot
Would lead the greatest country on the Earth?
But votes were harvested โ€” low-hanging fruit,
And even rotten windfalls were of worth.
Though youโ€™re a husk that time will blow away,
Wake up Joe! Itโ€™s Inauguration Day!

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Da

17 Sunday Jan 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Satire

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Australian poet, Free Speech, Gulags, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

๐ƒ๐š

Be careful what you say aloud.
Reactionaries not allowed.
Laugh the mob: โ€œYouโ€™re insane!
Youโ€™ve gulags on the brain!โ€
The Russians donโ€™t laugh quite as loud.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

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