Francis Duggan Poems

A miner from Broken Hill he came up the hard way
The famous artist Pro Hart is one who died today
One of Australia's greatest artists his legend will live on
Though the World is ever changing and the life from him has gone.
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What others say about me why should I even care
Since many in their judgements of others seem unfair
I've nothing to feel ashamed of yet my own worth I deny
And that there are many like me I really wonder why?
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So tall dark and lean looking and so light on his feet
One must feel were he so inclined he would make a great athlete
But in his mid to late thirties he's past his physical prime
And he like all the rest of us is losing out to time.
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In Nature there's always something on which to write
Like dainty white butterflies in the sunlight
In the Town Park flitting from flower to flower
They age by three human years at the turn of each hour.
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You talk of your tolerant society those different to us we do tolerate
But from them we will keep our distance and none of them will be our mate
They do not invite us to their parties and we will not invite them to ours
We are not like the plants of the garden where the weeds always mix with the flowers.
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This penning verse for many people in truth is a hungry belly game
Without any financial reward or even a slight bit of fame
So many novelists and playwrights and poets trying to build for themselves a name
At least they are having a go and failure should not be a shame.
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Goodbye to Mick and Jerry good bye to Joe and Jane
Our time has come for parting we may never meet again
We laughed and we made merry but all good times must end
And thank you for your friendship you were my trusted friends.
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He's far from dead his heart is ticking
Although he looks like one near death
No he's very much alive and kicking
There's lots of living in him yet.
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Though it is now near the mid Autumn
And many long weeks from the Spring
As shades of night creep o'er the Suburbs
How sweetly the white backed magpie sing.
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We cannot look into the future in our destiny we do not have a say
And as for the past well that is gone forever we only can live for today
Next week we may be with the reaper in life there is no guarantee
We live on a day to day basis though many with that would never agree.
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