Crystal Clear

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poem, poetry, Red China, Taiwan, Triolet

𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥  𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫

It’s clear as crystal, so cannot be seen —

Red China’s plan to take over the world.

They see no need to lay a thick smokescreen —

It’s clear as crystal, so cannot be seen.

A bitter and revengeful war machine —

On conquered isles their scarlet flag’s unfurled.

It’s clear as crystal, so cannot be seen —

Red China’s plan to take over the world.

— D.N. O’Brien

“God is Dead”

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Friedrich Nietzsche, God is Dead, poem, poetry

“𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝”

Nietzsche, he believed in God, in writings he distilled Him.

But thought Him now beneath the sod, since modern man had killed Him.

— D.N. O’Brien

Corporate Communism

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Corporations, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry, Political Correctness, Woke Corporations

𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦

Corporations are communes of course.

A requirement to list on the bourse

Is that companies must be

Fully woke and PC.

Social values they must reinforce.

— D.N. O’Brien

A Bottom-up Problem

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poetry, poem, democracy, Demos, Triolet

𝐀  𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦-𝐮𝐩  𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦

The quality of a democracy

Depends upon the state of the demos.

Observe the voters — for it’s there you’ll see

The quality of a democracy.

Do they choose to be safe, or to be free?

Love liberty, or couldn’t give a toss?

The quality of a democracy

Depends upon the state of the demos.

— D.N. O’Brien

Blowing Bitcoin Bubbles

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Bitcoin, Bitcoin bubble, gambling, poem, poetry, the Cloud

Blowing Bitcoin Bubbles

I bought a bitcoin. (So I’m told)

It’s far more valuable than gold.

I thought it would arrive by post,

But now, it seems, it’s like a ghost.

Instead of being out and proud,

It hides from sight within the cloud.

I thought it was a coin I’d bought,

But it’s as solid as a thought.

Its value had increased tenfold

But then it dived. (Should I have sold?)

No, I will wait for a rebound.

I’ll bet my strategy is sound.

No matter what turmoil or trouble,

Nothing can burst the bitcoin bubble.

— D.N. O’Brien

𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

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climate change, Climate Change Scam, Noble Cause Corruption, poem, poetry, Triolet

𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞  𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞  𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Corruption’s fine when there’s a noble cause.

And noble causes multiply these days.

And whether Climate Change or pointless wars,

Corruption’s fine when there’s a noble cause.

The corporations kneel, and profit soars;

 The nobles choose the tune, the piper plays.

Corruption’s fine when there’s a noble cause.

And noble causes multiply these days.

— D.N. O’Brien

Driven Out

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limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry, White flight

𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧  𝐎𝐮𝐭

I am white, so they wish I should go.

So I’ll leave — I will go with the flow

From the blue to the red;

They prepare a seedbed,

And in time they will reap what they sow.

— D.N. O’Brien

𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞!

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poem, poetry, Triolet, Ukraine

𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞!

The Russians have so much to lose,

We have so much to gain!

They want out help — do not refuse!

Destabilize Ukraine!

Don’t let the Russian speakers choose;

We need her fields of grain!

So with the West, Ukraine must fuse —

(So thinks the German brain).

— D.N. O’Brien

A True Believer?

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Australian poet, poem, poetry, Triolet

𝐀 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫?

You say that you believe in God — I say,
Then surely you must strive to be a saint.
From His well-beaten path you must not stray.
You say that you believe in God — I say,
If that be so His word you must obey —
Faith’s burdens must be borne without complaint.
You say that you believe in God — I say,
Then surely you must strive to be a saint.

— D.N. O’Brien

Creating a Flashpoint

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Australian poet, poem, poetry, sonnet, Spenserian sonnet

𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭

We need an insurrection to suppress!
Then we can justify complete control.
Our aim is revolution friends, no less.
We need to paint their hero black as coal,
And hope that they’ll react — that is our goal —
We’ll then portray them as the enemy.
We’ve kicked Trump out, and now we’re on a roll,
We must destroy the bastards totally!
So here’s the plan — I’m sure you’ll all agree:
Destruction of The Donald may suffice
To get them rioting — we’ll wait and see —
And if it does they’ll pay a heavy price.
But should this not provoke these “faithful” sons,
We know what will — we’ll take away their guns.

— D.N. O’Brien