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Scat – a – Brains

13 Saturday Feb 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Satire

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Australian poet, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry, scat, Trump acquitted

๐’๐œ๐š๐ญ-๐š-๐๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ

The crazies we call Democrats,
Along with Republican rats,
Have failed to slay Trump โ€”
Theyโ€™re having a dump,
Then making a meal of their scats.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

The Healing Process

11 Thursday Feb 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Observation

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Australian poet, healing, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ

Donโ€™t fall for their bullshit term โ€œhealingโ€.
Itโ€™s your self-respect theyโ€™d be stealing.
They are the truth-haters.
Cave in to these traitors,
And soon to their gods youโ€™ll be kneeling.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

The Tiny Army of Occupation

03 Wednesday Feb 2021

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

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

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ข๐ง๐ฒ ๐€๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

Itโ€™s really a worthless endeavour โ€”
We canโ€™t hide from microbes forever.
One day we must face them,
For we canโ€™t erase them โ€”
Will they ever leave us? No never!

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

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Circular Reasoning

02 Tuesday Feb 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Satire

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Circle back, Jen Psaki, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ 

For circumvention sheโ€™s a knack.
She knows when itโ€™s time to change tack.
When she has now answer,
This red-headed chancer
Responds deftly: โ€œIโ€™ll circle backโ€.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Facebook Cometh!

24 Sunday Jan 2021

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Australian poet, FaceBook, Formal poetry, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

๐…๐š๐œ๐ž๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก!

Their โ€œfact checkersโ€ havenโ€™t a clue,
For facts, they will say, are not true;
Theyโ€™ll call your facts lies โ€”
Best don your disguise โ€”
Big Facebook is coming for you!

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Ring In Rider

23 Saturday Jan 2021

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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, MSM bias, poem, poetry, ring in

๐‘๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง ๐‘๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ

The journalists move behind Joe.
They figure theyโ€™ll go with the flow,
And chart a safe course โ€”
Bet on the right horse.
(No matter the jockeyโ€™s a hoe).

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Good for (Big) Business

21 Thursday Jan 2021

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Australian poet, Big corporations, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ (๐๐ข๐ ) ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ

Dissenters, the chosen are purging.
โ€œComply with directives!โ€ theyโ€™re urging.
โ€œJust do as youโ€™re told;
Weโ€™ll shower you with gold!โ€
The stockmarket? No surprise โ€” surging!

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Da

17 Sunday Jan 2021

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Australian poet, Free Speech, Gulags, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

๐ƒ๐š

Be careful what you say aloud.
Reactionaries not allowed.
Laugh the mob: โ€œYouโ€™re insane!
Youโ€™ve gulags on the brain!โ€
The Russians donโ€™t laugh quite as loud.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Vexatious Vikings

06 Wednesday Jan 2021

Posted by Dennis N. O'Brien in Observation

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Australian poet, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, No lock-downs in Sweden, poem, poetry, Swedish deaths from Covid-19, Swedish response to Covid-19

๐•๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐•๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ

Thereโ€™s something wrong in Sweden,
From what I have been readinโ€™.
Unlike us clowns
Theyโ€™ve no lockdowns โ€”
In deaths they should be leadinโ€™.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

Approaching Critical Mass

03 Sunday Jan 2021

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Australian poet, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, Oppression, poem, poetry

๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ

Itโ€™s no secret, but lend me your ear:
Crowds are swelling; itโ€™s coming, my dear.
Theyโ€™ve had all they can take;
Soon their shackles theyโ€™ll break โ€”
Their oppressors will tremble with fear.

โ€” D.N. Oโ€™Brien

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