Francis Duggan Poems

Crows they are very clever birds indeed
Of any help for their survival from humans they are not in need
Worldwide despite persecution from farmers and gardeners their numbers multiply
That they are Nature's survivors of them none can deny
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Proud of your daughter and proud of your son
Of their recent successes and prizes they have won
Knowing that such stories others impress
You tell your friends of their every success
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For some of us there will not be a tomorrow and for all of us there will be a final day
On all of our lives the clocks are ever ticking that time does not wait seems only true to say
Though some people who thought they were irreplaceable where the deceased are does forever lay
But life in the World does go on as usual And time as ever ticks and ticks away
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Though of ego i am one who cannot say i am free
I realize that there is more to life than living only for me
Though it is not because of ego that i does pen rhyme
It is just my idea of having a good time
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So many so called role models the masses did celebrate
have become a huge disappointment of late
Exposed as criminals and hypocrites of them one can say
But what goes around comes around life works in this way
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They have a common link which is easy for to understand
Religion, race, culture and politics and land
They are linked to war on some sort of a way
A fact from the past remains a fact of today
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To your higher self try to remain as true
And always pay to others the respect they are due
And in your words never drag anyone down
To big note yourself on your side of the town
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A wise old lady told me years ago
The one without a friend is one without a foe
A passed down pearl of wisdom that with me does stay
And in moments of reflection to think of today
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An ache in your right big toe does leave you with some pain
But at least youhave something of for to complain
You say the result of your x ray for it is a sprain
Quite swollen the nagging ache with you remain
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Brown skin and dark hair with a smile on her face
A beautiful young woman of charm and grace
Her home City from here it is far away
The pride of Warrnambool is a flower from Mumbai
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