Francis Duggan Poems

Old Allow today in flood waters of brown
Roars under the river bridge in Kanturk Town
And on towards the Blackwater bank high does flow
Where into a huge waterway it does grow
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We have been told that great wordsmiths are born not made
And that from literary history great names will never fade
But all things eventually to time does lose out
That time is immortal there can be no doubt
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What was this Country like before white people came
To the once Gondowondoland now Australia by name
Quite a different Country than it is today
New people bring with them changes in truth one can say
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Some species of wild duck are born to dabble in shallow lakes for their food and others are born to dive
Most creatures have different ways of finding their food to survive
In Nature most creatures designed to survive in their environment though a lot of natural habitatus humans destroy
For development due to our greed for money we endanger the existence of creatures that bring us great joy
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Compared to many your success in life seems small
But what success means to most is not success to all
You are one who struggles for to make ends meet
In a World where many for success does compete
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Though honeyeaters near saltwater they seem to like to stay
On the flowering coastal trees one sees them every day
Slightly larger than a sparrow in brown, yellow and gray
They do have about them an endearing way
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Though honeyeaters near saltwater they seem to like to stay
On the flowering coastal trees one sees them every day
Slightly larger than a sparrow in brown, yellow and gray
They do have about them an endearing way
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To your higher self you should always be true
And always give credit to where it is due
And in your words never put others down
Leave this to the judgmental of the town
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Even in big cities the beauty of Nature you see every day
The nearest park to you not that far away
Where on the higher branches of every tall tree
Wildborn birds sing for to proclaim territory
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Quitea beautiful looking woman when in her life's prime
Though this is going back many Seasons in time
Before time that ages did become her foe
When she married the late Michael Murphy many years ago
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