Since I Was Twenty Seven Poem by Francis Duggan

Since I was twenty more than three decades in time
I have done my share of scribbling penned a heap of doggerel rhyme
With me it is an addiction I just scribble on and on
Though old age on me is looming and my better years long gone
Every day a few more doggerels and the numbers multiply
That I've got a penning addiction is a fact I won't deny
I've been a student of Nature ever since I was a boy
And a walk in her quiet places is a thing I still enjoy
When the wild birds chirp and whistle in the sunshine on the trees
And there is a pleasant coolness in the freshening evening breeze,
Some people I know quite well tell me to give penning stuff away
Why waste your time doing something for which you do not receive pay
But I must feed my addiction and they do not understand
Why I can feel a bit happy with a biro in my hand.