Francis Duggan Poems

Charlie O Sullivan was born and raised in Kilcorney he and his wife Anna and their children for many years lived in Millstreet
I remember him as a nice and gentle person he always was a pleasure for to meet
For many years the O Sullivan family have lived near Middleton in east Cork from Duhallow in distance not that far
In the twenty first century by road not a long journey perhaps an hour and not much more by car
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Whether you are buried as entire or your bodily remains to ash do burn
You are of Nature and to her you will return
Though many with this assumption may well disagree
At least anyhow that's how it seems to me
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To many i loved the wanderlust would have made a stranger of me
Many friends of the past i may never more see
They live north of here by old hills far away
I have not seen or spoken to them for many a day
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I have opposed all sorts of injustices over a period of time
But only in words and so few read my rhyme
Serious crimes against humanity in some Countries Worldwide
Where of basic human rights people are denied
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Yesterday a record warm Autumn day for south western Victoria over forty degrees
Of warm sunshine and humidity and an extremely warm breeze
Today it is twenty degrees for March a pleasant day
This does seem like Climate Change to me anyway
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A wise one than most people wiser by far
Once said you are not the person even your friends think you are
Or not the person yourself think you are but the person you happen to be
Though such thinking would not be popular with the majority would you not agree
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Since i have my own cares to worry about
The problems of others i can live without
In life i have made a few friends and i am not without foes
And i too have known of my financial woes
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I may never again see Hibernia's shore
Or climb on the high fields of green Claramore
Or hear the brown lark sing as upwards he fly
Above Clara Mountain a musical speck in the sky
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The power it is in you yes you have it within
For to make the Human World a better World to live in
By making yourself a better person that and nothing more
This is not something new it has often been said before
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Far too many people it does seem this way
The seven billion plus human beings in the Human World of today
Despite wars and famines the human population is on the rise
When it comes to family planning most people are not wise
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