Francis Duggan Poems

Not everyone can become President and not everyone can become Pope
And some people have truck loads of money and some people are struggling to cope
It takes all kinds to make up humanity at least that is what we are told
But live for as long as you can live for the good too can live to be old,
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It was with pride he wore the Millstreet green
But in Millstreet Town he will never more be seen
Teddy kelleher's remains are in the U S A
From old Duhallow many miles away.
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A night in mid May in the Fall the rain is drizzling down
And the magpie is singing in the park of the old coastal town
In or near their breeding Season the magpies sing at night
Their music echoes in the darkness when the old town is quiet
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We all have our own ways of letting off steam
Some grow very angry and at those nearby scream
Whilst others will punch you or kick at a wall
The potential for anger that can lead to violence it is in us all.
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My efforts at rhyming three decades does span
In the World of rhymers one more rhyming man
To penning of verse Nature me does inspire
Of singing her praisaes could one ever tire
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Have you ever lived on the brink of despair
And you felt that life to you was very unfair
And even hope of success from your daydreams have gone
But a tiny voice within you urges you to carry on
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A fellow I have known for many a year
John McAuliffe in hospital such sad news to hear
In Annagloor with Liz his devoted wife
He has lived for more than five decades of his life
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My great Goddess of Nature how are you today
Your wild birds sing in the park across the way
The sky mostly blue just a few clouds of gray
And the sun it is out on this mild Autumn day
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We dislike in others what in ourselves we do see
The person who first said that certainly was not me
But with that person whether it be a he or a she
With their words of wisdom I can only agree
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The battles of life you do find hard to face
As poverty is a thing you cannot embrace
With tough times behind you and tough times ahead
No wonder at times you do wish you were dead
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