Climate of Fear

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

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞  𝐨𝐟  𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫

Man-made climate change is weird

For it one cannot measure;

But for so long as it is feared

 Amassed will be much treasure.

— D.N. O’Brien

Gravy Train

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Australian poet, Climate change gravy train, Gravy train, poem, poetry

I see – you are wanting to buy
A ticket for this gravy train.
The cost is (you’ll soon find out why)
Our total control of your brain.

Flat Earth Deniers

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anthropogenic climate change, Climate Change Deniers, Climate change gravy train, Climate Change models, Climate Change Scam, Confirmation Bias, Corrupt scientists, poem, poetry

The world is flat, that’s clear to all,
Though some whose reasoning’s unsound
Persistently insist it’s round,
Just like a rather large golf ball.

These skeptics, proven science deny.
They say flat-earthers wish to scare
And of such scammers to beware –
That so called experts tell a lie.

But all good scientists say it’s true,
And we must harken to their cant,
And those who say that proof is scant,
Well they are just a rebel few.

The models say the world is flat
So at these round-earthers we scoff
For were it round we’d all fall off
And that should be the end of that!

And while it’s clear to you and me
That flat-earth theory always rules,
Perhaps these poor misguided fools
May all have eyes but cannot see

That it is proven –  let’s agree:
The Earth is flat as is the ground;
Upon a turtle’s back it’s found
And not upon a giant golf tee.

Selling Science

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australian formal poetry, Australian poet, Australian traditional poetry, Climate change corruption, Climate change gravy train, Climate Change junkets, Corrupt climate change scientists, poem, poetry

Two scientists met one sunny day;
Said one: “My friend, what do you say
To this great offer that I’ll make:
Some say of course our cause is fake;
That we’re corrupt and on the take,
And sure, we take our slice of cake,
But anybody with a brain
Knows this is not some gravy train;
So come with us and join the fray,
And battle Climate Change each day.
You wish to tilt at CO2?
This is the perfect job for you,
Involving travel – here’s a clue:
You’ll fly first class or sail the blue
To Rio, London, Paris France,
And Rome, the city of romance,
Hawaii’s beaches, old New York;
And all you’ll have to do is talk!
You’ll stay in posh hotels – 5 star!
Expenses paid, a chauffeured car.
The food? – a banquet everyday!
And what about your rise in pay!
You’ll be astonished brother – wow!
It’s much more than you’re making now.
Such offers don’t come every day,
So tell me pal – what do you say?”

So said the second: “As you know,
I study weather – winds that blow,
The glaciers – their ebb and flow,
The polar ice, the winter snow.
On climate I’ve an open mind.
I’d theories of a different kind
To what you hold, but what you say
Makes sense, I feel, in every way.
Of course the travel would be tough.
I’d find the workload rather rough.
The rise in pay? – could not care less.
(Though my accounts are in a mess)
5 star hotels, cocktails and wine?
MacDonald’s now is where I dine.
Not that that influences me;
It’s with your logic I agree.
The points you make are crystal clear –
That global warming all must fear.
Though I once thought the theory strange,
I’m now convinced on Climate Change.
Your offer then, I won’t decline;
The bill of sale – where do I sign?”