Francis Duggan Poems

In centuries from now stories will be told
Of legendary people of the days of old
And for the returned from war soldiers a big street parade
It is out of young warriors that heroes are made
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We receive from life what is only our due
Some times may be so but is not always true
I have known people who have worked hard beyond their lives prime
And have retired with little to show for their time
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We receive from life what is only our due
Some times may be so but is not always true
I have known people who have worked hard beyond their lives prime
And have retired with little to show for their time
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Self important people may feel that they are it
But they do lack in humility and do not have a sense of wit
At their social eveningswith each other for attention they compete
They are not the type of people i do yearn for to meet
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Self important people may feel that they are it
But they do lack in humility and do not have a sense of wit
At their social eveningswith each other for attention they compete
They are not the type of people i do yearn for to meet
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As is said about dogs they cannot shed tears
Mada and Ted had been canine friends for years
Mada in peace now at Illowa lay
With Ted left to grieve at her passing today
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The longest lived human life in time not a long span
On average a few years more for a woman than it is for a man
And the song 'The longer You Live The Sooner You Will Die'
Is a fact of life and fact never lie
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A beautiful young woman many people admire
The Songbird of Freemount Elle Marie O' Dwyer
The Pride of the Village in the green countryside
Beyond old Duhallow one known far and wide
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It saddens me a little for to have to say
That i would be a stranger to many in Millstreet today
Even a stranger to many in Claraghatlea my first homeplace
Where years ago mine was a familiar face
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Sitting at a park table enjoying cake and tea
Near where the river does meet the sea
Such a lovely place for one to be
Some of the best things in life they are free
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