Francis Duggan Poems

The golf writer has become famous for a while the toast of the town
But a few locals with him not happy they feel that he has put them down
It's that he has a humorous streak in him and with his words he does not mean offence
Some people in their feelings precious and they lack a bit in common sense,
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He does not like himself or others and he is one to harbour a grudge
One of the brotherhood of big brother of others a self appointed judge
Tis said he had an unhappy childhood for narcisstic people always some excuse
Yet so many people i do know in their younger years knew of abuse
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White butterflies flit in the sunshine and birds chirp and sing on bush and tree
The best things do not cost you money the best things in life come for free
And some cannot seem to be happy though they have got money to spare
But despite that they cannot seem to smile and they do seem burdened by care.
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I met this old bloke in the parkland he did seem quite balding and gray
Perhaps he is into his seventies he has known a far better day
But he was a happy old fellow with warmth in his cheerful hello
We chatted for some twenty minutes and much about life he did know
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Hard workers are long lived that does seem a lie
For the harder you work the sooner you may die
You drive a car hard though it's engine and body is strong
It quickly wears out it does not last that long
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For every Nationality and every race
A fair go for all is something we should embrace
A fair go for everyone of every creed
The right to a fair go everyone does need
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Ell Briddley she knows of the hard side of life
For many years she has been a battered wife
Her late husband Jake often bashed her and their only child Joe
He succumbed to cancer some five years ago.
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From the land of the living they may be long gone
But the great poets of Sliabh Luachra their legacies live on
They recited their verses at the crossroads near Rathmore
And their fame is even living yet far from Hibernia's shore
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Of violence and terrorism and of hate crimes we hear
But we may as well be dead if we give way to fear
For none can guarantee the length of our life span
And if someone wish for to harm you they most certainly can,
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To hope for the future one only can cling
And who is to say what tomorrow may bring
Today you feel tortured by your inner strife
But tomorrow may be the best day of your life
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