Francis Duggan Poems

Somethings never change as some are known to say
It is wet, windy and cold in Duhallow today
The sky of December clouded over and gray
And cattle in farm shed bellow for silage or hay
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Since i have never been one for to take a dare
Any stories of self bravery i do not have to share
As some do with friends when they do socialize
As is said by the wise 'shut mouth never catch flies'
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He never had in him the lust for wander and he has never wished to go to live elsewhere
He has never been in a big city or seen any of the bigger world out there
He has never had a female or a male lover going by what those who have known him for decades say
And he remains as he was much a loner over time he has not changed in any way
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One who never looks to the future he only lives from day to day
For him life is such a great battle his hair prematurely gray
On his next birthday he will be forty just a decade beyond his prime
One who cannot talk of the good days for him never an easy time
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Why tell me about it when i know all too well
That everyone have their own life story to tell
The happier times we may like to recall
But the up and down days known to most if not all
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At his funeral service his eulogy was read
And by family and friends kind things of him were said
His praises were sung and tears for him were shed
He now rests in peace in his dark earthy bed
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A gentle enough sort of a fellow is Bill
He first saw light of day in the Town of Swan Hill
Twenty six years old and partnered a likeable bloke in his own pleasant way
At the peak of his life's prime one of him might say
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The sun it is shining on Nature's green face
I do feel at home in this beautiful place
The birds chirp and sing on the bushes and trees
And brown butterflies dance in the freshening breeze
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Being a celebrity does not make for a good person as a good person may never know of fame
Just an ordinary individual that few people do know by name
Yet one who is only too willing to help one of help quite in need
Such a person is well worth admiring and a great individual indeed
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Even for the words to describe your predicament you are stuck
Without any money and down on your luck
When you are at your lowest you are on your own
Where are they when you need them the friends you have known?
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