Francis Duggan Poems

Mud nesting birds everyday i hear and see
Medium sized black and white they do sing regularly
They build cup shaped nest of mud on fork high on branch of tree
They are known as mudlarks or magpie larks and many call them pee wee
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In humanity no such a thing as a superior breed
Since red is the blood we all shed when we bleed
We are all born as mortals and all mortals do die
The same for the wealthy celebrities as for you and i
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I am one lucky person in truth i can say
In the beauty i see around me very day
The flora and fauna i do not pay to see
The beauty in Nature everywhere around me
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Though many with what I say may not agree
I cannot love others if I cannot love me
If you can't love yourself you can't love anyone
That applies to all and that is barring none
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She said to me you have written a lot of rhymes though you do not write well
You are just one of many who writes doggerel
Not one to mull over what she has to say
And meeting her did not bring joy to my day
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When we look for flaws in others the flaws in them we do see
That's how it is and always was and that's how 'twill always be
For some 'tis easier to be cruel than it is to be kind
Their souls are clouded over by darkness of the mind
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I cannot write poetry so i write rhyme rhyme instead
And i know that i will be one of the forgotten dead
But why should i worry since death of life's cares will one day set me free
The same for the wealthy and famous as it is for me
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Friendships we make in life often prematurely end
But 'til the day that she dies your dog will be your friend
Your dog will love you and from you never part
Your bond with your dog an affair of the heart
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An American literary icon but what caused his death none seem to know
He was more than a man of words the great Edgar Allan Poe
He died when in his forties his best writing years of him ahead
His fame has attained greatness and he is widely read.
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Just a small part of this World of your Nation you brag
And you wave your patriotism in your National flag
If your team win the International game today
Your boss won't give you extra in your next week's pay.
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