Francis Duggan Poems

They worked so hard for their every take home pay
But sadly they are not remembered today
For helping to give us our present prosperity
Yet their achievements has not earned them a chapter in the book of human history
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In pubs in the Town in view of Clara hill
They sung and re-sung the song Bold Thady Quill
In June when the flowers by Finnow were in bloom
And Millstreet had won a big game in Macroom
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My respect and admiration for her only does grow
For she is one who has the bright inner glow
Wavy gray hair to her shoulders she is ageing with grace
She always has a big smile on her beautiful face
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In the minds of people with extremist views hatred seems to thrive
But in a World without love humanity would not survive
Those who have love in them share it around
And where love is abundant joy and peace does abound
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Have you ever felt you do not have a friend
And thought of bringing your life to a premature end
But that life is your greatest gift is not a lie
And the will to live in most people stronger than the wish to die
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For a more peaceful World for you to live in
With your own self you have got to begin
If you do not have peace in your own mind
To others you cannot be compassionate and kind
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They have been together for six decades Big Joe and Ann his wife
But things not always rosy in their married life
They often do argue but not every day
In every long term marriage all is not always loving as some tend to believe or say
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You have a negative outlook on life to me she did say
And you write in a very negative way
You sneer at people's joy in their success
You sure are a hard one for to impress
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The sun behind the gray clouds is hidden away
But the paddocks are green in old Yangery today
And the magpies are warbling on the tall gum trees
Their familiar music is carrying in the breeze
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She'd love to live in Africa in the land of the Maasai
And with the tribal people dance under the moonlit sky
The rhythmic drummer beats his drum and the dancers rock and sway
She'd love to live in Africa twelve thousand miles away.
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