Francis Duggan Poems

He is young and bright and handsome the type that women pursue
But he only love one woman brown haired Tess with eyes of blue
But the lovely Tess just needs him as a friend and nothing more
She loves one twice her own age gray haired Joe who lives next door.
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At first I thought this has to be a crow
But as she flew white on her wings did show
Upwards to cup shaped mud nest wedged in bough
And then I knew she is the white winged chough.
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It seems that there is not much life around
And the yellow robin's voice the only sound
But now crimson rosella's voice I hear
He bells on high gum somewhere very near.
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The Human World will never be what we want it to be
An honest World and a truthful World full of integrity
A World where all know freedom and of any vices free
Though not one truly perfect person or so 'twould seem to me
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Dan Leary hard man of Millstreet Gaelic Football
He was a fearless fellow on his day
He took and gave some hard bone crunching tackles
And from a challenge never backed away.
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The man who stand for human rights, freedom and justice
Is now in jail perhaps for a long stay
The authorities say he an an agitator
The only reason he is locked away.
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On the beach the gray haired woman she stood looking out to sea
And as I walked by she turned and with a toothy smile said to me
It is such a pleasant morning hope you have a lovely day
And I stopped for a chat to her before going upon my way.
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They raise them hard in Donald that's what the old bloke said
They prepare them from an early stage for the rough road ahead
The children by their parents at a young age are told
That if they reach the rainbow's end they won't find pots of gold.
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Respect that other person he doesn't disrespect you
He search for the path to success the hard road he's been through
You may feel his best not good enough but at least he's game to try
There's more to life far more to life than me, myself and I.
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There's more than glitz and glamour to Australia's biggest city Sydney has it's darker side
I've seen so many young people there their lives by drugs and booze destroyed
By trees in small parks and dimly lit laneways they sleep on the hard and bare ground
Near to where there's wealth and opulence there's great poverty to be found.
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