Francis Duggan Poems

I learned about life in the fields near Millstreet
In the place of rushes where the rivers do meet
The little brown lark from the tussock did fly
To carol his song in the gray morning sky
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Michael Looney was a former Sacristan in Millstreet he left his Hometown many years ago
He went to earn his livelihood in Dublin where he had lived for forty years or so
In Millstreet Parish one who was missed by many he was a really nice person to know
On his behalf it was a huge decision for him to leave his home in Minor Row
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What will happen in Australia when the mining boom end
Will China remain as our good and dear friend?
Our friendships based on trade and big business would you not agree
This is how it is and it always will be
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In a Human World where many are lacking in ruth
For each one of us there's our moment of truth
The very moment that you come to realize
That you are a mere mortal this is not a surprise
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Though wrong in some way to me they may have done
I simply refuse for to hate anyone
I leave them to Karma for their sins to pay
What goes around comes around life is this way
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In Victoria the weather gets warm in the Summer-time
Some days close to forty in January's prime
But much cooler weather in the Southern Fall
Few days over thirty if any at all
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All day and all night the trucks pass up and down
Between Geelong and Warrnambool through Koroit Town
It is business as usual by night and by day
Out there on the Warrnambool-Penshurst roadway
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You may be a person burdened with life's care
Though your sort in the Human World are not rare
The lust for life in you keeps you living on
Though you feel your better times by now long gone
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To daydream of better i must be a fool
How silly of me the once dunce of the school
To think that one day that i might be a poet
A person well worthy of literary note
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Who becomes Australia's 2013 Grand Slam Tennis Champions why should i much care
Since in their big wins i will not be one to share
But may the best man and woman win on the day
Good luck to them on their success is all i can say
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