Francis Duggan Poems

Yes I do fear death but it is the fear of it I do fear
Whenever of the death of a friend I do hear
I believe I am nearing my last night and day
That the reaper of lives from me not far away
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So many opinionated people in the Human World of today
Who are not short of admirers it does seem this way
Many look up to them as leaders as up the social rank they rise
And though they may be opinionated they are far from wise
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In the World many unhappy people and those without worries are rare
And though money can be to your advantage you ask the multi millionaire
If she or he are reasonably happy their answer most likely would be
If you wish to know about happiness ask somebody other than me
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In Warrnambool a wild and wet wintery day
The sun behind gray clouds is hidden away
But it is not unusual to have some wet days in July
Though the southern Winter weather most cool to dry
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Kate Ballan often complains about her husband Lee
She says he speaks nicer to our terrier Mag than he speaks to me
When I ask him to do something for me about it he complain
Why some men grow grumpier with age beyond me to explain
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The praises of celebrities he never does sing
He lives in his own way and does his own thing
He is never seen in the club rooms of the local football club
And he drinks on his own when he is in the pub
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So you feel you are one of life's losers and time it is not on your side
And that you are often short of money does not do anything for your pride
But it should be a consolation to you though compared to many poor you well may be
There are many financially poorer than you are who know of extreme poverty
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They came into life by the mountain and were born in their mothers pain
And they lived and loved and raised their children by the mountain those of them who by the mountain did choose to remain
Some choose to leave their first home by the mountain and grow old in cities far away
But the mountain remains in their memories and they do think of it every day
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I may be in my early seventies but I learn of life every day
And of life we never stop learning we learn as we live true to say
Life for us does have many lessons and it is humbling for to realize
That despite our accumulated knowledge we know little and this should not be a surprise
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A saying that has fact and fact never lie
Those who live by the gun by the gun often die
Few violent criminals of old age breathe their last
Death comes to them young painful, violent and fast
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