Francis Duggan Poems

Of their names we have heard often and we'll hear of them again
Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein
For terror and this war on terror so many them blame
And they are on the run and they hide in their shame.
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For twenty years the Parish priest of St Mel's in Narrandera Town
But that was not the reason why Patrick Hartigan won renown
He became famous as the poet nom de plume John O Brien
And the greatness of the reverend bard shone through in every line.
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In the breeding season he work on his mound of earth and leaves
He heap up matter and then scrape some away
And then make hole for female to lay her eggs
The only part in motherhood she play.
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The gap between the rich and poor expanding getting bigger by the day
Though some may say that is no strange news that it has always been this way
And the crime rate on the increase as poverty give rise to crime
And the children of the slum end in the jail house spend their time.
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The sun shines brightly on the hills of Emerald
And Emerald as it's name suggests look green
And were I a painter I'd commit to canvas
Some of the beauty of this splendid scene.
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She said to me you are still writing doggerel perhaps it's time that you gave it away
About the World around you and it's problems 'twould seem to me you've said all you can say
You've had your go at writing rhymes to Nature yet of Nature there's not much you seem to know
Where you came from life there goes on without you and the stream downland to meet the river flow.
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There is a small lake in Kallista forest
And all of those who know it call it Billabong
Surrounded by tree ferns, gums and wattles
A natural thing and to Nature it belong.
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Arguably Australia's finest natural painter
His works are full of beauty and sunlight
For many years he struggled as an artist
But now his paintings a familiar sight.
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At the corner of Bayview road and Stony
Live Trish McCreesh and Barry G her son
And from their house they can hear Puffing Billy
On leaving Belgrave on his uphill run.
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A member of the Club of Enterprising Women her great dream is to climb the social stair
With their support she hopes to be a great success that in big business she will be a major player
Maybe one day be a company director but not all dreams as we know do come true
And though nearly everybody dreams of fame and glory such dreams as we know are realized by very few.
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