Francis Duggan Poems

The fact is we are born as mere mortals and fact never lie
But life is meant to be how well you live not how old you die
A long life lived for the self not a well lived life at all
Since those who live for self only in their ways are small
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The orangutans of Borneo's rain forests are under threat
Of extinction in the wild since logging for wild born orangutans can mean certain death
Such beautiful creatures due to loss of habitat of human help are in need
Just for their very survival and this does seem sad indeed
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I am one without cause for worry and it is such a beautiful day
Considering the calendar Winter approaching since we are in the first week of May
The weather it is rather pleasant for the latter end of the Fall
The silver bill magpies are singing and in the park children play ball
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A Human World where anyone for the feelings of anyone does not care
Even the very thought of such does seem hard to bear
Yes a Human World without love would be a sad World indeed
When it is of more love not less of it that the most of us are in need
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Down to earth in her ways and free of conceit
Beautiful for to look at and a joy for to meet
Dark shoulder length wavy hair and eyes of dark brown
The beautiful and charming young Rose of the Town
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I know about life the joy, laughter and tears
And the scourge of addiction the phobias and fears
People can change over time i have known silly young dears
To grow into graceful young women over a period of years
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Far in from the lake shore grey teal in large numbers congregate
Perhaps remembering that some of their members have met with a cruel fate
By the guns of the shooters shot out of the sky
The main reason of all humans they feel scared and shy
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Since most races and all colors of people i have mixed with and known
From those with racist views in my thinking far apart i have grown
We all do belong to the one big human family
At least anyhow that's how it seems to me
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We come to life of others pleasure and pain
And someone's loss becomes another's gain
In our young years we daydream of wealth and fame
But at the end for all of us the same
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We all look at things quite different quite different indeed
What is a flower to one person to another is a weed
You have your God in Heaven somewhere beyond the sky
Your right to your beliefs and opinions of you none should deny
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