Francis Duggan Poems

We all have our personal battles in life
And our moments of self doubt and inner strife
The happiest person that you met today
Not always so happy life is not this way
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He has climbed Mt Everest and fought the bulls of Spain
And dragged an injured woman to safety from the tracks as a speeding train
Was bearing down on him her life to him she owe
He is the hero of the town and always will be so
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The man who owned the stud stallions Rambling Boy and Rising Light
And who was widely known as the man to kill the blight
In fancy i do see Denny Murray today
On horse drawn sprayer spraying the potato gardens from here far away
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Though financially poor wealthy in another way
The man who does laugh at himself every day
In the morning he whistles to work as he walks down the street
With a friendly hello to everyone he does meet
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You may never compete with anyone for Worldly renown
And not be racist to anyone black, white or brown
And be one of the nicest of people in your side of the town
But always a few there in words for to put you down
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You may have been found to be wanting when put to the test
But what does matter most is that you gave it your best
And though your best not quite good enough at least you tried
Though losing has left quite a dent in your pride
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When indigenous people Australia's first race
Talk of my country they are talking of place
Their district of Australia where they do feel belong
Their love for their home-place remains ever strong
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On the valley of Tower Hill three kilometers from Koroit Town
The rain from the gray sky is drizzling down
With the first of the calendar Winter less than two weeks away
The weather quite wet and windy for late Autumn and May
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Though the bad memories of a wrong done to us until death bound to last
Why burden your mind with grudges the past is the past
Harboring a grudge leads to hatred and causes thought decay
Move on in your life and do live in the day
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The one that so many great dreams has destroyed
Is the one who is feared by people Worldwide
The one who visit the aged the very young and those in their lives prime
Is one who can visit you unannounced at any time
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