Three Word Wednesday requires participants
to use the three words of the week in a composition.
The words this week were: fraught, honourable, nocturnal.
After a few late night sitting in the parliament,
the Australian Government took the foolish,
but ideologically driven, step of
removing the price on carbon pollution.
Sadly, too many of them think God will save them.
Nocturnal Emissions
The honourable crew decided,
In a manner rather fitting,
To return us to a darkened state
With a late night sitting.
The science was roundly derided,
The lies were unremitting,
The guillotine gagged debate,
The party whips were spitting.
And so they sat, this gallant bunch,
Lawyers, doctors, bankers,
And took a fraught and backward pace,
To ignore the climate canker.
Once we come to the final crunch,
The Eden for which they hanker,
Will be a most unpleasant place—
The bunch of bloody wankers.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2014
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Et bravo - aren't they all wankers..wherever in the world..i think they churn out more verbal flatulance than your average Fiat Panda
ReplyDeleteThe politicians know they are the smartest of people. Problem is they are utterly mistaken and stupid enough not to realize it. Nicely Cosmo!
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«Allons enfants de la patrie!» and all that good stuff. A kiss from «Madame la gillotine.» That, actually is too good for politicians. Hung, drawn and quartered would be more appropriate. By day or by night.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I spend far too much of my time (and energy) hissing and spitting at them.
ReplyDeleteso fitting, sitting and spitting...you're right when you say that Sadly, too many of them think God will save them. :)
ReplyDeleteMust say, that decision surprised me as it seemed so out of step with the progressive line of thinking I associate your contry with. Dad day. Will they come to their senses before going the way of all flesh?
ReplyDeleteBravo! You come out fighting and the final punch is a knock-out. At the end of the day, every decision is about economics, and who stands to lose a buck.
ReplyDeleteha. and ugh. i figure ours will follow suit...they have been ready to dismiss the inconvenience and price tag of global warming and such...not good for profits you know....
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the light tone - perfectly dismissing the wrong-headed ness so keenly felt
ReplyDeleteHow tragic!
ReplyDeleteSatire like this should run in a newspaper as a letter to the editor! But always come here first so we can praise your artistry. Well done--and surprising! Australia has meant sanity to me ever since I read about nuclear-free zones and Helen Caldicott. No more.
ReplyDeleteWhat a stupid and short-sighted decision! Enjoyed the sarcasm in your poem.
ReplyDeletenicely put :)
ReplyDeleteThey know what they're doing ..that bunch of people ..I wish one day they repent for what they've done..like the sarcastic tone in your words... :-)
ReplyDeleteI smiled and envisioned the "bloody wankers" as well as our own Congress (Tea Party) here in the States. Eden has been transformed into Disney World.
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I like the ending with punch lines:
ReplyDeleteWill be a most unpleasant place—
The bunch of bloody wankers.
Such a beautifully rhyming poem... Really enjoyed reading it!
ReplyDeleteLawyers, bankers, doctors. Three of 4 lucrative careers. All enjoying themselves not foreseeing the future your poem has drawn for them. Clever writing!
ReplyDeleteIn Canada too, Cosmo - right-wing our figurehead states "we will not address global warming as long as it affects jobs and profit." Good God. Loved your last line.
ReplyDeleteYup--the wankers! You said it so well here--
ReplyDeleteit's sad that politicians think and act as if they are god...very well said..:)
ReplyDeleteso true indeed....interesting title as well. :)
ReplyDeleteAARRGGHH, we asked and we got Donald Trump!
ReplyDelete350.org, we are in trouble!
ReplyDeleteYou are so bloody brilliant, what a wanker!
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