Francis Duggan Poems

It is true about rhyme it is easy to write
And easy to read and easy to recite
But rhyme in the Literary World is not faring well
Since the twenty first century literary critics dismiss it as doggerel
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Since the opinions of others no business of yours anyway
Why worry what others of you have to say
As long as they do not broadcast lies you to defame
It is so wrong for to lie to harm another person's good name
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Far from the noise of the big town street
In the beautiful place where the waterways meet
The gray shrike thrush is whistling today
From the human hive of industry in view of the hills far away
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To be the top feline in the neighborhood is Russell's claim to renown
Cherie Amor's big black and white tabby is the cat about town
The other tom cats in the neighborhood of him live in fear
That he is the boss cat does seem obviously clear
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The poets and the singers it's praises do sing
The great gift of love is a wonderful thing
And those with love in them to give are lucky indeed
Though of more of their kind the Human World is in need
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The song of a goldfinch in thought sends me far away
To the northern groves in the prime of the May
The beautiful birds with the twittering song
By sight or by sound one could never get wrong
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Why asylum seekers risk their lives and some of them drown in sinking boats trying to reach Australia is something i can understand
For it truly is the Country of opportunity this wonderful southern land
Of beautiful coastal cities and wide open spaces the home of the emu and roo
Of wombat, wallaby and koala and many species of rosella, lorikeet and cockatoo
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With words i am one who likes to have a play
And i do like to dabble in rhyme every day
Some tell me in rhyme i have said all one can say
And that maybe i ought to give rhyming away
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Though you may live far from there and may never see it again
Your first home to you as your first home remain
It is where the great journey in life for you began
And where you grew into a young woman or man
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In the freshening coastal winds the rain drizzling down
On the streets and the sidewalks of old Portland Town
From the shopping center the inclement weather keeps the shoppers away
On the last day of September a rare gloomy day
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