Francis Duggan Poems

Wherever we go to our past goes along
It lives in our minds like the words of a favorite song
For as long as the gift of memory we retain
Good and bad memories of the what was in us will remain
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In her mid nineties her hair silver gray
Bella has seen many a night and day
Her long time husband Luke in the local cemetery lay
A good husband to her and a good person in every way
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He likes to drink top shelf liquor gin, whisky, brandy, vodka and rum
And he likes to talk himself up whilst chewing on his gum
Self confident Donny one of the cocky young blokes of the town
Daydreams of great material wealth and renown
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Lloyd George invited them to come and fight for us and Ireland of British rule we will set free
And they young adventurous and brave though naive as can be
Thought the proposition of the British Prime Minister was quite a good idea
And to fight under the Union Jack they readily did agree
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In the sunny blue sky just a few patches of gray
For mid Autumn and April such a warm Summer like day
A weather temperature high for the day of twenty seven degrees
And a non seasonal warmth in the gentle breeze
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The words of a wise woman i do recall
When she said there is more to life than sports and football
And there is more to life than money and fame
Though these are important to many just the same
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Someone asked Beth is Mick on holidays she shook her head
He has been on holidays for years she said
He has not worked for pay since in his physical prime
And this is going back ten years in time
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From your gifts you have known of wealth, success and fame
And many so many know of you by name
A stone sculpting of you in a park in your hometown
You have achieved your life's dream of Worldwide renown
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A beautiful mid April sunset of the southern Fall
To visualize in memory for to recall
Above the sea at Thunder Point in Warrnambool the sun setting like a giant red ball
Of my memories of natural beauty this is one of the finest of all
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Rough and ready Johnny is one who looks rough
But looks can be deceptive he is not in any way tough
Tousled long brown hair and bushy brown beard
He does indeed look like a man to be feared
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