Francis Duggan Poems

For to kill other people some commit suicide
And by far too many in war zones have died
And war always breaks out when men disagree
This is how it is and it always will be
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For to kill other people some commit suicide
And by far too many in war zones have died
And war always breaks out when men disagree
This is how it is and it always will be
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What is life for millions but a struggle to cope
And of better times for to live on in hope
The homeless and poor on the poor side of the town
Feeling depressed for known reasons and financially down
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Like every migrant i had a first home place
And to many there mine was a familiar face
But the years have left me looking older and gray
And in Claraghatlea i would be a stranger today
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From where people live you never do see them that far away
On bushes and trees by sheds and dwellings they chirp all through the day
Not the prettiest birds to look at that's not saying anything new
House Sparrows they are plentiful their numbers never few
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Of my lack of success i have no wish to lie
I am too old for loving and too young to die
The years have left me looking older and gray
And the clock on my life keeps on ticking away
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A long way from Koroit north to Millstreet Town
And a long way from Clara ever looking down
On the high mountain fields of green old Claramore
A long way far north of this southern shore
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Those who say what happens in a far Country does not affect Australia of course talking rot
Look what has happened in Chile when an active volcano got hot
And blew clouds of ash to the southern sky
And forced airline directors in Australia to not allow their planes to fly
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If i said i would give up rhyming to myself i would only lie
For i hope to go on penning until the day i die
With a rhyming addiction i write stuff every day
And what i so enjoy doing why should i wish to give away
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We never stop learning as some like to say
And from life we do learn something new every day
And from listening and learning our knowledge does grow
And the more that we learn the less we know we know
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