Francis Duggan Poems

He comes from the high mountains towards the west of Aberdeen
And don't tell him of your hard life for he himself has seen
Enough of down times in his life his family were poor
And hardship in his younger days he was forced to endure.
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We like all other creatures that run or walk or fly
Are only here for a short span to re-create and die
And those who do not re-create are those who create space
For the huge increase in populations of a burgeoning Human Race.
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You talk to Bill of Napoleon how his army lost at Waterloo
But he will tell you that's 'old hat' so tell us something new
I have little interest in war history nor who win or lose don't care
And Waterloo seems long gone now and as for me I was not there.
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What use to you your fame and power and money if there's no life beyond the doors of death
For your so called achievements you leave behind you on the moment that you draw your final breath
And then you are no better than the paupers all of those who died without a penny to their name
In death to you it won't be of any value if you've been outlived by your Earthly fame.
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Tennyson was a great poet and none greater than he
And the brook that he made famous is still flowing down towards the sea
Yes the old brook is still babbling and men have come and gone
And the poet's verse is still living and life on Earth goes on.
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Rest in peace Jerry Hickey your memory living still
In Duhallow and Millstreet Town by Clara's bracken hill
A hero to the handicapped your memory is 'FLAME'
And in Millstreet you are still revered as an immortal name.
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The skylark from the bracken rise and singing as she soar
And flute like notes of curlew in the bogland near Rathmore
And swallow almost touch the ground as to and fro she fly
Whenever swallow fly so low it's said that rain is nigh.
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We swapped our life stories for hours after tea
In that old house in Tugun overlooking the sea
Serena and Janice, Queensland Dave and I
And cat lover Helen our chat did enjoy.
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Old Jim from Mayo looks up at the moon
Back home right now it must be close to noon
And rain is falling clouds are dark to gray
Above the brown hills half a World away.
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I have read of the mad cow disease in Britain
And humans now affected sad to say
But when man for lack of wisdom mess with Nature
There has to be some consequence to pay.
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