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World War Zero

05 Monday Jul 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Historical, Satire, War

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Australian poet, Australian traditional poetry, Crimean War, Formal poetry, poem, poetry, Triolet, World War Zero

(โ€œThe Crimean War is one of the bad jokes of history.โ€ – Philip Guedalla)

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐  ๐–๐š๐ซ  ๐™๐ž๐ซ๐จ

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€” theyโ€™ll wage war on Nicolai.

The Ottoman Empire is in decline โ€”

Six hundred thousand men prepare to die.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐Š๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก

27 Sunday Jun 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Satire

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Australian poet, Covid madness, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐Š๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก

Keep us in strict isolation,

And block skeptical information.

Close our borders โ€” lock tight!

But donโ€™t turn out the light!

For we are the terrified nation.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Climate of Fear

21 Monday Jun 2021

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

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Australian poet, Climate change gravy train, Climate Change Scam, epigram, Formal poetry, Man-made climate change, poem, poetry

๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž  ๐จ๐Ÿ  ๐…๐ž๐š๐ซ

Man-made climate change is weird

For it one cannot measure;

But for so long as it is feared

 Amassed will be much treasure.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Geriatric Geezer Galvanizes Gaza Goons

16 Sunday May 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Satire

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Democrat support for Palestine, Hamas, Israel, Joe Biden, limerick, limerick poems, poem, poetry, Rocket attacks

๐†๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ  ๐†๐ž๐ž๐ณ๐ž๐ซ  ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ  ๐†๐š๐ณ๐š  ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ!  

Their rockets rain down on Israel,

As Biden, their hero, they hail.

All gains blown to bits

By Democrat shits โ€”

The Donaldโ€™s peace train they derail.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Intensifying Peacefulness

13 Thursday May 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Satire

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Defund the police, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

Intensifying Peacefulness

As saintly protesters increase,

Diffused is the perfume of peace.

Theyโ€™re such gentle souls,

With such peaceful goals.

Including โ€œDefund the Police!โ€

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Budget ’21

11 Tuesday May 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Satire

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Australian budget 2021, Government waste, Gravy train, limerick, Limerick poem, poem, poetry, vote buying

๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž๐ญ  โ€˜๐Ÿ๐Ÿ

Once a year does the gravy train stop,

For its troughs to be filled to the top.

Then the pigs climb aboard

As the last pint is poured,

And they bury their snouts in the slop.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Demented Democracy?

28 Wednesday Apr 2021

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

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democracy, poem, poetry, sonnet, Spenserian sonnet

๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ฒ?

Democracy, a system often praised,

Assumes that those who vote are mostly sane.

But what if more than half of them are crazed?

Thus less than half, the sane ones that remain.

To whom would this minority complain?

To those who are elected by the ill?

What would such evil actors have to gain

By bending to a far-outnumbered will?

Democracy is not so hard to kill โ€”

It dies, then comes a sick one party state.

The nation could be governed by a dill

To whom the crazy voters could relate โ€”

Perhaps an old guy half way round the twist;

Could such a possibility exist?

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Blowing Bitcoin Bubbles

26 Monday Apr 2021

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

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

Blowing Bitcoin Bubbles

I bought a bitcoin. (So Iโ€™m told)

Itโ€™s far more valuable than gold.

I thought it would arrive by post,

But now, it seems, itโ€™s like a ghost.

Instead of being out and proud,

It hides from sight within the cloud.

I thought it was a coin Iโ€™d bought,

But itโ€™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.

Iโ€™ll bet my strategy is sound.

No matter what turmoil or trouble,

Nothing can burst the bitcoin bubble.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

A Sonnet for Kamala

25 Sunday Apr 2021

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

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Kamala Harris, poem, poetry, sonnet, Spenserian sonnet

(Since I donโ€™t think Joe can be kept alive for much longer)

(I recycled this from one I wrote for Hillary, but she let me down)

๐€  ๐’๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ญ  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ  ๐Š๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐š

A female President? โ€“ What could go wrong?
In government one has to compromise,
And we all know the fairer sex is strong
In that regard, and too, unlike the guys,
Gals hold no grudges and they tell no lies.
Logical, clear-headed, rational, and
Like Solomon, judicious, fair, and wise.
Male politicians, on the other hand,
Behave in ways no one can understand.
So with a female leader we can live.
A change for good is sweeping oโ€™er the land.
We need a President with love to give.
Into the depths ancient suspicions hurl,
And give the highest office to a girl.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

๐๐จ๐›๐ฅ๐ž ย ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ย ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

23 Friday Apr 2021

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

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

๐๐จ๐›๐ฅ๐ž ย ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ย ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

Corruptionโ€™s fine when thereโ€™s a noble cause.

And noble causes multiply these days.

And whether Climate Change or pointless wars,

Corruptionโ€™s fine when thereโ€™s a noble cause.

The corporations kneel, and profit soars;

 The nobles choose the tune, the piper plays.

Corruptionโ€™s fine when thereโ€™s a noble cause.

And noble causes multiply these days.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

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