Burning Desire

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Australian bush fires, Australian bush poetry, Australian Greens, Australian poet, Formal poetry, Greens oppose reduction burning, poem, poetry, ScoMo, Scott Morrison Australian Prime Minister, Triolet

𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲

The bush is burning! ScoMo should resign!
No! All the Greens should jump into the fire —
Take with them their chai lattes, cheese, and wine.
The bush is burning! Scomo should resign!
But for the Greens the bush would be just fine!
The stupid Greens have earned the nation’s ire!
The bush is burning! ScoMo should resign!
No! All the Greens should jump into the fire!

— D.N. O’Brien

Tamil Tourists

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Australian poet, Deportation of illegal immigrants, Illegal immigrants, poem, poetry, ScoMo, Scott Morrison Prime Minister of Australia, Tamil family to be deported, Triolet

𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬

Why can’t we let them stay? — They seem okay.
What message do you think that that would send? —
That if you make it here then you can stay?
Why can’t we let them stay? — They seem okay.
We’ll soon see boats arriving every day,
If we don’t send them back — we mustn’t bend!
Why can’t we let them stay? — They seem okay.
What message do you think that that would send?

— D.N. O’Brien

ScoMo says no exceptions — Tamil family to be deported

A Sonnet for ScoMo

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Australian Federal Election, Australian poet, Bill Shorten Labor Leader, Billycan, Clancy of the Overflow, Formal poetry, poem, poetry, ScoMo, Scott Morrison, Scott Morrison Prime Minister of Australia, sonnet, Spenserian sonnet

A Sonnet for ScoMo

G’day mate, I’m Scott Morrison ya know!
I’m as fair dinkum as a wallaby!
Like good ol’ Clancy of the Overflow,
I’ll boil ya up a billycan of tea!
I’ve lots of stuff that you can have for free!
Although I do admit I can’t match Bill
The Labor leader’s generosity;
But I’m not raisin’ taxes like that dill!
Him and his cobbers they’ll just raid the till!
No! True blue blokes like me don’t tell no lies!
So don’t go suckin’ on that Labor swill!
I’ll swat those mongrels as if they were flies!
So don’t forget, vote Liberal Party mate!
I’m ScoMo, and I’ll make Australia great!

— D.N. O’Brien

Admiral ScoMo

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Australian border security, Australian poet, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, Operation Sovereign Borders, poem, poetry, ScoMo, Scott Morrison

Admiral ScoMo

ScoMo is feeling his oats!
ScoMo will get lots of votes!
He’ll strengthen the borders!
His navy has orders –
ScoMo says: “Sink all the boats!”

{We have a new Prime Minister – Scott Morrison (“affectionately” known as ScoMo).
He was the architect of “Operation Sovereign Borders” when the “refugee” boats were stopped.}