Francis Duggan Poems

I've not been in Buninyong for some while how long I cannot say
But of that grand old Village fond memories with me stay
Perhaps now I might feel a stranger there for nothing stays the same
And in Buninyong in Victoria mine's a forgotten name.
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I'm Francis Duggan plebeian
An unpretentious rustic man
And the only gift god gave to me
Is the gift of poetastry.
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He and Neily Lehane in the late sixties they formed a Club and a Gaelic Football team
And the Football Club they christened Slanan Rovers and Cloghoula people back then had a dream
That they might one day be Duhallow Champions but to win in any grade quite hard to do
And though out of dreams great ideas have been born dreams are dreams and they don't always come true.
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Poetry now seen for the elite and what was the peoples at one time
Now belong to exclusive clubs and colleges since the death of good old rhyme
This the age of so called blank verse and the era of the modern poet
To new age high brows at poetry readings new age writers stanzas from their own poems quote.
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My life to me alone is of much value though perhaps some others do not feel the same as I
As 'twould seem every human being is treated differently yes we are valued differently even when we die
When so called powerful leaders die their passing make World news headlines as if we all should mourn for their loss
Whilst many die are buried and forgotten and their neglected graves are cloaked by weeds and moss.
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Maiden come and linger for awhile
And make me happy with your lovely smile
Each time per chance we meet it bring me joy
But loneliness return with each good bye.
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The wild and bitter winds of Winter moan
Around the bleak and barren hills of Shrone
And here am I a wandering man alone
With just a little tent to serve me as a home.
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I come from Land of bracken hills and green meads fringed by hedges
And I am still a mountain man and rough around the edges
And now I live in Sherbrooke Shire in the Dandenong Ranges
From Bracken hills to gum tree hills the scenery so changes.
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first boy

My dad is better than your dad better in every way
He's working in a better job and he earns a better pay
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I know this ageing Irish fellow Dan
His mother's father fought against the Black and Tan
By all accounts he was a noble man
And he is one still honoured by his clan.
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