A Vow of Silence

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poem, poetry, Triolet, Vow of Silence

𝗔  𝗩𝗼𝘄  𝗼𝗳  𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

For thirty years you haven’t said a word;

But now we’ll set you free to tell your tale.

Had you said anything we would have heard —

For thirty years you haven’t said a word.

You gave no hint, no clue to what occurred,

But now you may — those secrets have gone stale.

For thirty years you haven’t said a word;

But now we’ll set you free to tell your tale.

— D.N. O’Brien

The Tiny Army of Occupation

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

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

It’s really a worthless endeavour —
We can’t hide from microbes forever.
One day we must face them,
For we can’t erase them —
Will they ever leave us? No never!

They have us locked down underground.
We tremble with fear at each sound.
They call: “Come and fight!
For you have the might!
And soon will you cowards be found!”

— D.N. O’Brien

Eurasian Girl

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Australian poet, Eurasians, Formal poetry, poem, poetry, Singapore Eurasians

𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥

Eurasian girl, I knew you well —
Your lips, your almond eyes, your smell;
And now I hear that you have died.
I promised I’d return……..I lied.

— D.N. O’Brien

Locking Down Minds

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Covid-19 lock-down, poem, poetry, Triolet

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠  𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧  𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬

Lockdown! The healthy and the young — panic!

Old people who are close to death may die!

A virus circulates this year, so quick,

Lockdown! The healthy and the young — panic!

Though you may hardly notice that you’re sick,

Do as you’re told! And don’t you dare ask why!

Lockdown! The healthy and the young — panic!

Old people who are close to death may die!

— D.N. O’Brien

Chairman Dan

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Australian poet, Chairman Dan, Dan Andrews links to Communist China, Dan Andrews Premier of Victoria, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry, Victoriastan

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐧

Here’s a tribute to brave Chairman Dan;
He’s the pride of Victoriastan.
Call him: “Boof Head! Jug Ears!” —
He’s immune to all smears!
He’s our leader! Our hero! Our man!

— D.N. O’Brien

The Viral Solution

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Australian poet, bats, Covid19 crisis, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry, Viruses, WuFlu crisis

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

They are basically aerial rats,
And they plaster the world with their scats.
They are full of disease,
And they do as they please.
I suggest we exterminate bats.

— D.N. O’Brien

Made in China

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Australian poet, Australian slingshot, poem, poetry, Rhyming couplets, Shanghai, shanghai slingshot

𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚

I bought a shanghai from Shanghai.
It backfired and took out my eye!

— D.N. O’Brien

Don Trump

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Australian poet, Corona Virus, G.K. Chesterton, Hubei China, Lepanto, poem, poetry, Wuhan China, Wuhan Virus

𝐃𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩

{With apologies to G.K. Chesterton}

Dull day dawning in the markets of Hubei.
The word is out that they have closed;
The word is but a lie.
The cages hold the civet cats, the snakes spit with forked tongues,
And in the soup are floating bats with microbes in their lungs.
The mice for mince, the rabid rats, the feral frogs ferment;
The viruses invisible, they coat the wet cement.
And they’ve been warned and they’ve been warned, and they’ve been warned before,
And Don Trump of over-there is tired of blood and gore.
A threat to all the kingdom, and a threat he can’t ignore,
And Don Trump of over-there is settling a score.
They’re poisoning the innocent — they’re poisoning the poor,
And Don Trump of over-there is marching off to war.

— D.N. O’Brien

My Unwanted (Straight) Rainbow

A WordPress Straight Rainbow Header

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Australian poet, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry, Wordpress rainbow header strip

My site has a colourful strip
At the top, and it gives me the pip.
I didn’t ask for it,
And frankly deplore it;
I wish I could give it the snip.

{Is this on all WordPress sites?}