Francis Duggan Poems

Though there today yours may be a stranger's face
You have not forgotten your first home place
Though you've not been there for years and from there live far away
Old memories remain fresh in your mind today
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That people sell their souls for money is happening Worldwide every day
Corruption due to greed is abundant whoever said crime does not pay
Criminals steal from the poorest of people and remorse for their crimes never show
Some people for to become financially well off are known for to stoop very low
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No Country safe to live in not in the World of today
After what has happened in Norway it does seem this way
Norway was considered one of the safest Countries to live in but not anymore
There are terrorists nowadays living Worldwide on every shore.
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According to D C the young sad faced man
Not everything in life does go to plan
Since his wife to be left him heartache tears he has shed
Tonight she makes love in another man's bed
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The gray clouds of winter in the southern sky
When the southern right whales come to Port Fairy with their calves in July
On East Beach the whale watchers assemble to see
From their binoculars the giant mammals of the deep sea
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My worth as a rhymer i never cease to doubt
But for anyone that way inclined so much to write about
New wonders around us to see every day
In life we never stop learning as some like to say
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It is something i have loved since i was a young boy
The beauty of birdsong i still do enjoy
Each species of bird can be recognized by it's song
The bird by it's singing you cannot get wrong
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He is mentally tortured by his inner strife
Another day out of his miserable life
The sadness that engulfs him for him hard to bear
Of any happiness in his life he does despair
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Today in the park Jim C i did meet
A gray haired old fellow with gaps in his teeth
With a nod and a smile he bid me a good day
I wished him the same as he went on his way
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For one to be referred to as a donkey is not meant to be a compliment in any way
But these should not be seen as put down words despite what the ignorant do say
In my days as a primary school goer of donkey ways i grew to know
Then i came to realize those who look on them as stupid their own lack of knowledge do show
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