Francis Duggan Poems

Sometimes he leaves the pub intoxicated after three hours drinking or four
Then he goes around to his partners house and raps upon the door
And disturbs the whole neighbourhood by creating such a din
Till she feels compelled out of a sense of shame for to allow him in.
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When one remembers Vo Rogue the famous race horse one remembers his trainer Victory Rail
For they were great together and they never seemed to fail
To give value for money Vo Rogue the gallant bay
Was a champion on pace galloper who often led all of the way
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Peg Looney to many was a role model
Of her paraplegic husband Den she took good care
She often pushed him to the shops in Millstreet
And pushed him home again on his wheelchair.
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Just an empty brandy bottle by the door
An empty bottle standing on the floor
Last week 'twas worth a carpenter's day's pay
But now it isn't worth taking away.
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He bragged you have no children and I have fathered three
And you've not proved your manhood though Joe did disagree
And I could not help but thinking that his remarks included me
And though I too have no children I feel no less than he.
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I've never fought in war put my life on the line
Perhaps that's why I live to sing for Auld lang syne
Perhaps that why I live to see another year
But as the days go by the reaper's lurking near.
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One asked me what I thought of Matt I gave little away
For from past experiences that I've had with words one ought not play
Empty vessels make most of noise a saying from long gone day
And Matt makes lots and lots of noise he likes to have his say.
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The memory her whole lifetime she will save
She found her God in Tin shed in Belgrave
Baptized into the Assembly of God
The higher road towards a better life she trod.
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Few women in business and politics succeed
For most males think it is their right to lead
And so few women have ever known renown
Down through the ages they have been kept down.
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What I'm about to tell you is not meant to be a joke
St Patrick's day upon us and the Irishman is broke
His dole cheques not due till monday and for him three days too late
And on March the seventeenth this year he will not celebrate.
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