Slip Slidin’ Away

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Australian poet, Logical fallacies, poem, poetry, Slippery slope, Triolet

𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧’ 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐲

The “Slippery Slope” is not a fallacy.
The Left of course will say it is — they lie;
For any fair observer would agree,
The “Slippery Slope” is not a fallacy;
And those who are inclined to take the knee,
They make its slipperiness intensify.
The “Slippery Slope” is not a fallacy.
The Left of course will say it is — they lie.

— D.N. O’Brien

Rover

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Australian poet, Dead dogs, Dog skull, Logical fallacies, Nonsense verse, poem, poetry, sonnet, Spenserian sonnet

Rover

Alas poor Rover, he is losing weight.
I try to tempt him with the choicest meat,
But no, he doesn’t stir – old faithful mate.
I plead with him, but Rover just won’t eat.
No longer does his friendly “woof woof!” greet
His friend and master, me, when I return
To my abode – he is no longer fleet
Of foot. What’s more he doesn’t wish to learn
New tricks – and now I think I do discern
That good old Rover may in fact be dead
And gone – that Rover’s taken quite a turn,
And for the worst – he’s but a bony head,
Poor mutt – no wonder he has been so dull –
A dog can’t wag its tail when just a skull.

The vet tells me that Rover is deceased.
He’s been dead for some time apparently.
The vet, after examining the beast,
Arrived at that conclusion for a fee –
A handsome fee in fact – he said: “I see
No body and no legs or paws – a head
Is all that’s left of him – do you agree?”
“Oh yes indeed, it’s plain to see!” I said,
“Is that why Rover refused to be fed?”
“Such dogs, I’ve found don’t eat”, replied the vet.
I countered: “Dogs that won’t eat then are dead?”
The vet: “You are the strangest man I’ve met –
He’s dead – the consultation is complete.”
I said: “Well I knew that! – he wouldn’t eat!”

{Photo by D.N. O’Brien {published with Rover’s permission}}