NO!

A look at the upcoming referendum on the Fiscal treaty in Ireland.

Ah dear little Enda so plump and so red,

Slaps the face of Ireland from Europe's bed,

Vote yes now thick Paddy's and do as your told,

Roaring laughter in the dail sure we knew they would fold.

Piggish Brendan pipes up always at the fore,

If they don't tick the right box I'll stomp on the poor,

What need does a country have for health and for learning,

To hell with the young, long as I'm not left learning.

Never happy our leaders, sure tax all the homes,

The jets must be fuelled so we're free to go roam,

From country to country, drinking vodka and lime,

Getting fatter and fatter on the tax payers dime.

Fiscal treaty, referendum's sure debates are abound,

Greying Vincent on his chair through a screen gather round,

To my Ireland I tell you, I adore and love you so,

Be brave dear voters, tick the box that says no.

 

http://irishhomo.blogspot.com/#!/2012/05/ireland-vote-no.html

Author's Note

Honesty is key!

Reviews

[外人 (Gaiji..]

Let me guess ... you're against it, right? xD
Ok, now talking about the poem:
I enjoyed it, you've made a great job with the words' sounds and the metrica, also a great job with the rhyme scheme (AABB), what i appreciated the most was the fact you showed us a part of you, i honestly haven't seen from the time you posted an irish tale in original language .... your patriotism,
i loved verse 15 "To my Ireland I tell you, I adore and love you so", i'm not Irish, I'm Brazilian, I love my country and reading your poem i can associate your love for Ireland with my love for Brazil :)
Great job, quick tip (if you allow me):
write more of these, please !!

[Jack Isaac]

At last I've lost touch with the Emerald Isle and the politics thereof, and have become swamped by tax issues of my own. Quite a nice concept here on the side of poetic politca... LOL and what?! Poetic justice! Nicely done.

[judith106]

Wow..I heard your message loud in this one. Awesome write

[CHRIS ANDES]

this is a unique poem
...thanks for the share
=]

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Thomas, my friend an excellent write that speaks volumes!!

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

thanks love x

[Owlgirl]

Great job! I found myself laughing the whole way through, and amazing amazing amazing write!

[Kenneth The Poet]

Wow, I think a few members of the US Tea Party might like this piece. This is a blistering write even though I am unfamiliar with the European crises.

[R J Askew]

Bravo! A plague on Brussels and all her damnable works. This written on June 18th, WATERLOO DAY when we British - and friends - ticked N O in the box of the monster Napoleon. Down with big govt where ever it rears its ugly head. Freedom to the yeoman. Hurrah, hurrah! N O to eurocrats in their fat arse Mercs. N O to all those new Stalinsts who curse 'those idiots in London, for not getting it.' We get it alright and don't want to end up like the Irish, the Portugese, the Greeks and probably the Spanish ... serfs to the new rulers of Europe: Germany. Actually, the Germans don't even want to be the new rulers of Europe. What a mess.

[silver threaded queen]

Beautiful job! a final push, a way to stand up for yourself. i love, love, love this!

[Fragilebrokendreams]

I only have one real word for all this. Brilliant!