Francis Duggan Poems

Her shoulder length hair is as dark as the wing of a crow
And her eyes are as blue as a blue ripened sloe
The beautiful young woman the young men wish to know
She hails from the land where the great Thompson flow
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The most famous I Am poem was penned by John Clare
When he was in Northampton mental asylum and burdened by care
A poem from all others that set him apart
For life's poor and forsaken a cry from the heart,
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On the bed of the river pools where the green river weed grow
The otters chase trout where the Cails waters flow
Through Annagloor, Shannaknock, Liscreagh and further down
Where it joins the Finnow west of old Millstreet Town.
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To people of all races and Nations big and small
Good luck and good fortune and a fair go for all
A World free of hunger, strife and poverty
Any fair minded person would love for to see,
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They have had many fallouts but as friends they remain
The strong bonds of friendship can withstand great strain
The strong bonds of friendship great quarrels survive
And in times of hardship even seem to thrive
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When the reaper from me the breath of life take away
It will not matter to me then where my remains will lay
Or if i am remembered or not will not matter to me
Though at least of all worries death does set us free.
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It is not by the best of example they lead
But those into self promotion they seem to succeed
The humble at heart always seem to lose out
The bigger the success the bigger the mouth,
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Why do you love someone who does not love you
Who to you could never be faithful and true
Of love many singers feel happy for to sing
But unrequieted love it is such a sad thing
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Farewell to the poets and poetesses of Nature
Their beautiful rhymes are a gift of the heart
In literature they will always be remembered
For their promotion of Nature in which they played a huge part.
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Born in the wrong place they must battle the odds
The forsaken people of the lesser gods
For months on end the sun has burned in the clear sky
And the crops did not grow since the ground was too dry,
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