Francis Duggan Poems

The sky above the coastal Lands looking gloomy and gray
And the sun behind rain clouds from view hiding away
The weather changes quickly in late Fall in May
It is cool and windy in Illowa today
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As we know the pretentious are quite subject to self conceit
But the down to earth people are always a pleasure to meet
Other than who they are they never pretend to be
Of snobbery and self importance they are quite free
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The last dog i had Jedder was her name
And life for awhile for me without her not quite the same
My friend and companion for close to thirteen years
The day that she died i was reduced to tears
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Who knows when i will reach my last night and day
Though having this said in truth i can say
For as long as i live with rhyming words i will continue for to play
Since i feel no desire to give rhyming away
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Good news out of Millstreet Sean Radley health-wise now okay
He has recovered from his setback on Patrick's Day
At such very good tidings many will rejoice
To get well soon wishes to Sean i too do lend my voice
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It is part of life to eventually die
But the thought of death scares me of this i will not lie
Doubtless fear of death comes from fear of the unknown
On my thinking on this i am not on my own
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Mrs X used to say a decade ago
The future is looking bright for my son Joe
Mark my words he will grow into a famous man
Though most things in life never do go to plan
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Why should i yearn to visit beautiful places from here far away
When wherever i turn to look every day
Nature at her finest is all around me
Such beauty that i do feel privileged for to see
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Some humans may blame my kind for small birds and small animals extinction
But of the demise of the thylacine the passenger pigeon and great auk we cannot claim the distinction
And the dodo of Mauritius was clubbed to death by sailors many decades ago
Than us felines humans to wildlife a far greater foe
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Time brings with it changes is how it seems to be
The Post Office run for sixty four years by Christina O Connell has closed in Derrinagree
Another chapter in Duhallow's history has come to a close
That time is the instigator of change one would have to suppose
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