Francis Duggan Poems

The Pride of Carrigadrohid where might she be today
Did she marry and raise children or stay single and in Carrigadrohid did she stay
Or did she leave the Leeside country for places far away?
I recall i last saw her on an evening in May
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In his lifetime he surely carved his own literary renown
The amazing Manx poet Thomas Edward Brown
Known to many as T E in his poetry his fame lives today
Arguably the Isle Of Man's greatest poet as many literary experts do say
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And what is life do not ask this of Fred
Who spends most of his waking time in bed
In his life for joy there is not any place
He always has a sad look on his face
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And what is life do not ask this of Fred
Who spends most of his waking time in bed
In his life for joy there is not any place
He always has a sad look on his face
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Though her secrets from us well hidden away
We learn something new of Nature every day
We learn as we live as some do say
Though no guarantee that an insight gained until death with us will stay
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Without boasting it is nice to feel proud of who you are
Though feeling superior is taking pride too far
And though many may claim you are best at what you do
One day number one can drop to number two
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We all have got fathers and mothers
And most of us do have sisters and brothers
Some with age grow thin and more grow fatter
But in the end does it much matter
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Though some without any reason to doubt you
And never say any nice things about you
Those unhappy with your achievements criticize you with a passion
Jealousy is a feeling that remains in fashion
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From the place i was born and raised in i live far away
And to many there i would be a stranger today
Since many i knew there are deceased and others from there did migrate
That to few things stay the same i too can relate
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Thousands of people are born to life every day
And thousands do die some not in the natural way
And though the praises of the royals the impressionable may sing
It is by chance of birth the first child of the monarch is born to be queen or king
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