Francis Duggan Poems

There may be some truth in the saying i have come to realize
That wisdom does not always come with age wise people are born wise
I know many silly old blokes and many silly old dears
And i know some in their twenties who are wise beyond their years
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Your Greatest achievement to some may seem small
But what is a great to many does not apply to all
On what constitutes success no two feel the same
Since not everyone see an achievement in being a celebrity and being one of wealth and fame
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You May never receive the credit you are due
But to your higher self try to remain as true
To your belief on a fair go for all as true do remain
And never hope for anyone's loss to become your financial gain
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To be center of attention this is their choice
The people who love the sound of their own voice
The shy and the humble always seem to lose out
And are left to wallow in their own self doubt
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There are aspirational people in every town
Who yearn for far greater recognition than local renown
Their own praises always quite willing to sing
This yearning for wealth and fame is such a human thing
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Though an oldie going on eighty taking selfies every day
That self admiration is not ageist only does seem true to say
Self images she does not like from her smart phone she delete
She is only one of many enamoured in self conceit
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Of the past good and bad memories with you remain
That you often visit again and again
Times of happiness and times of tears
Way back there in the long gone years
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For his years a randy fellow the grayhaired old bloke known as Fred
Women that he has made love to say that he is real good in bed
Some men virile in their seventies more so than men half of their age
Fred though quite a womanizer is not one you would call a sage
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Perhaps i am just a poetaster i used to daydream i would be a poet
But nowadays i even feel relieved that i am not one of literary note
I feel happy i have never been shortlisted for any big literary prize
I am satisfied at being a rhymer of late i have come to realize
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One can say of them they have the inner glow
The people that many do wish for to know
Wherever they are at happiness is to be found
They carry joy with them and spread it around
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