Francis Duggan Poems

I was born and raised in Ireland in North Cork near Millstreet Town
And it has been awhile believe me since my hair it was dark brown
I have done a bit of travelling far south of Hibernia's Shore
Far from where old Clara Mountain overlooks green Claramore
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In her soul the light of Goddess Poesy shines
The one known as 'The Poetess of fourteen Lines'
The Town's Poet Laureate is held in high esteem
One can say of her she is a poet supreme
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Though what they are doing not seen as a punishable crime
One might think that they would have better to do with their time
Than in their idle moments putting others down
Their type not an asset to any village or town.
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Of Nature's ways we will never be aware
If the World with her creatures we do not wish to share
We dispossess the birds and animals when we cut their trees down
To make more room for development on the outskirts of town
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Such beautiful poems to Nature they did write
The poetry we love for to read and recite
May they rest in peace now where-ever they lay
The deceased poets of Nature their poems live today
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Tomorrow will dawn but only for some
Tomorrow for many it will never come
For everyone there is a last night and day
The clock on our lives it keeps ticking away.
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Because to any creed I can't say I belong
Some dismiss me as one who in life has gone wrong
They see me as bad since to a God I don't pray
Why worry about them what they think or say
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He speaks English with a French accent Jacques from Normandy in France
Young at heart though in his mid seventies but with the best he still can dance
His Aussie wife Emma died five years back and though he miss her more than words can say
Life goes on for Jacques the dancer he makes the most of every day
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As long as you live in a good enough way
Why worry what others of you have to say
Some even would see faults in a living saint
They do not look for good so they only see taint
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In this Human World we live in ourselves with others we compare
But of what it takes to be a good person many do not seem aware
Few aspire to be better people though at what they do they want to be best
Many know of material success though many do not pass the good person test.
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