The Voynich manuscript dubbed the ‘world’s most mysterious text’ has been decoded revealing sex tips and abortion advice, it has been claimed
A boffin has taken a look
At an ancient and baffling book
Has he found the key
to an old mystery?
Or is he a fraudulent crook?
John Moynes
Pic: Wikimedia
The EU has told Britain that it is on a “Brexit break” and will only listen to Theresa May’s negotiator Olly Robbins (above) today
In Brussels they say they can’t take
Any more of the Brexit headache
They hope the UK
Will grow up some day
But right now they’re taking a break
John Moynes
Pic: Getty
Soldiers of the Irish Defences Forces during a training exercise in the Glen of Imaal in County Wicklow last Summer
Do we properly pay defence staff?
To be honest they barely get half
Of what they deserve
Do we think those who serve
Have only signed up for a laugh?
John Moynes
Pic: Irish Defence Forces
A Limerick A Day giant John Moynes (left) and his first volume of long-form poetry, Scenes of Moderate Violence (Unbound)
Anything good in the Irish Times?
“I like rhyme, I like structures and I like rules. I love a good sonnet. I’m a hoor for a villanelle. Some of these things have fallen out of fashion in the poetry world, just as poetry has been falling out of fashion in the actual world….”
Poet John Moynes.
FIGHT!
‘I’m a hoor for a villanelle. I like a good joke. Poetry criticism often doesn’t’ (Irish Times)
John will be launching we’ll be launching ‘Scenes of Moderate Violence’ on Wednesday, May 15 in the Pearse Centre, pearse Street, Dublin 2 at 6pm.
Scenes Of Moderate Violence (Unbound)
Earlier: A Limerick A Day
John’s portrait by Alan O’Regan
Patriotic senior citizen in Dublin city centre on St Patrick’s Day
If your hair is starting to grey
There may soon be a new tax to pay
For some say the old
Should cough up more gold
To ensure they have somewhere to stay
John Moynes
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his prototype Lunar Lander designed for ‘sustained human presence on the Moon’
Another big I.T. tycoon
Is having a shot at the moon
This all sounds quite neat
But the plans aren’t complete
So I don’t think it will happen soon
John Moynes
Pic: Getty
Colorado has become the first US state to decriminalise psychedelic mushrooms
If you want your psyche to bloom
But can’t stand a cannabis fume
You may find it best
To head to the west
To purchase a magic mushroom
john Moynes
Pic: AP
RTÉ Radio One’s Joe Duffy asked to pull a promotional ad from Liveline describing it as ‘atrocious’
Choose Radio have made an ad
Where a chap sees his in-law’s old lad
And the host of Liveline
Thinks that it’s far from fine
It’s so graphic it makes him quite mad
John Moynes
The alcohol-free Virgin Mary bar in Capel Street, Dublin
A pub that does not serve strong beer
Is likely to give me the fear
But The Virgin Mary
May not be that scary
Perhaps it will fill you with cheer
John Moynes
Pic: The Virgin Mary
Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s gold-toilet artwork entitled ‘America’ is set to be installed at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England
Have you ever wanted to do
A thoroughly decadent poo?
Well then it is high time
To go visit Blenheim
And sit on a solid gold loo
John Moynes
Pic: Guggenheim Museum
