Francis Duggan Poems

For thirty four years I have been penning rhyme
And in minutes and hours that does seem a long time
Perhaps in written words I have said all I should have to say
Still I cannot give my addiction away
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I can only blame myself for my lack of success
The I am not good enough on myself I impress
In my mind of self doubt I have planted the seed
With my attitude at anything how can I succeed
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In climate change us humans will be the losers
Will humans live on Planet Earth in two hundred years from now?
Will birds and animals, fish and other life forms exist as we now know them?
Yet Nature herself will survive somehow.
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The big game it is over the winners celebrate
The losers heavy hearted seem in a sorry state
Little consolation to them to be gallant in defeat
For them there is no fanfare no bands playing in the street
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Why disrespect those we see as different and why call them out of name
For the unrest in the World today no one side is to blame
It was a wise one who first said two wrongs never make a right
Most people with real power in the World are lacking on insight
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The fog silently crawls across the sky and on the ground
And cloaks the countryside for miles around
And motorists drive with their headlights on though the clock has struck mid-day
And visibility down to twenty metres and everywhere looking gray.
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The flaws in others in ourselves we do see
And I dislike in them what I dislike in me
The weaknesses in others are not hard to find
But most in their own ways can be very kind
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'Tis a word that's heavily loaded and not a word to under-rate
And they should not be taken lightly those who do use the word hate
In their reference to others those they do claim to dislike
The word hate is like an adder with head raised ready to strike
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We hear so much of late of Corporate crime
Some far better 'twould seem in jail serving time
Than some who make millions by guile and deceit
They know how to lie and they know how to cheat
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Another Federal Election is looming and this time who will be empowered
Will the Australian people retain the right wing Government that is led by the guileful John Howard
Or opt for Labor led by fiery Mark Latham one who to self destruct is inclined
At times he does seem to get into trouble by in public speaking his mind.
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