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Australian poet, Australian traditional poetry, Crimean War, Formal poetry, poem, poetry, Triolet, World War Zero
(โThe Crimean War is one of the bad jokes of history.โ – Philip Guedalla)
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ
The Ottoman Empire is in decline โ
Six hundred thousand men prepare to die.
In Europe noble relatives sip wine โ
The Ottoman Empire is in decline.
The nobles fear the Russians wish to dine
On Turkey โ theyโll wage war on Nicolai.
The Ottoman Empire is in decline โ
Six hundred thousand men prepare to die.
โ D.N. OโBrien
dnobrienpoetry 
Hey, Dennis, tried to e-mail you to check and see if you and your family are well. But the e-mail that I’ve used for you in the past does not work. Hope you get this message and can respond. I’ve been away from regular blogging for some time, and when I came back couldn’t find anything from you after this date. Praying that all is well.
Sandra
Hi Sandra,
Yes I just saw your other message but somehow managed to lose it. I’m fine after a couple of medical issues which turned out to not be too serious. Just found I needed a break as well, and to be honest the new WordPress changes had made posting a pain in the you know what. Still writing but have scaled back a bit. Sorry I didn’t send you a message; I guess a few people have wondered where I went to. Covid not a huge problem to us living in a regional town (Gympie) but I have been shocked and disappointed by the actions (and inactions) of many. It has split the country in two, but then like in the U.S. that is probably the natural state of things. Sorry to hear about your sister. My email is dnobrien1@gmail.com. Would be good to stay in touch. I think I may get going again on WordPress in the new year. Hope you are well.
Cheers Sandra and thanks,
Dennis.
Great.
Relieved to know you are okay. You’ll find a message on Facebook too, but just ignore it now that I know all is well — relatively speaking. And, yes, WP has become a huge pain. If I didn’t have so much time and energy invested in the blogs I have here, I’d find a different hosting system, but there’s just too much to have to move now. So I’m biting the bullet as best I can. Will definitely stay in touch.