Francis Duggan Poems

Though many may see it in a different way
'Tis destiny in our lives that does have the say
Our life journey our journey to destiny
To fame and to riches and to poverty.
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We do not need super powers or nuclear weapons in the World of today
Of a safer Planet to live in these are obstacles in the way
The only World war we do need is a war on poverty
With alms not military domination of the have nots of humanity
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Some of the criminally inclined do seem friendly and warm
And when the need arises they can turn on the charm
Without resorting to violence their lives savings from people they steal
In their fraudulent scams that appear to be real
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Far north as the birds fly from here far away
It is cold and raining in Ireland today
And often noisy jackdaw in head feathers of gray
On the leafless birch tree has nothing to say
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It can be said of us humans we never cease to surprise
I've known poorly educated people for to be very wise
For knowledge through college education and wisdom are different as can be
Just as chalk from cheese is different or so 'twould seem to me
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In the sporting World his is the most photographed face
And in golf he is the one who does take pride of place
His marriage in trouble not an unusual case
But he is not the first male to have fallen from grace.
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The news it has travelled Worldwide
In Haiti's earthquake thousands are injured and have died
In Port au Prince great buildings razed to the ground
Where death and destruction exist suffering is to be found
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Not everyone can be famous though many yearn for fame
In a World where millions do die without a penny to their name
And that any hope of an egalatarian Human World cannot exist cannot be denied
Whilst the gap between the haves and the have nots is growing ever wide
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January the fourth is Isaac Newton's Birthday
Though near three centuries dead his legend not in decay
England's greatest genius as some are known to say
The Wizard of Woolsthorpe from here far away
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He is Poemhunter's favourite son
And he feels he's God's own chosen one
In P H's forums every day
He surely does love to have his say.
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