Francis Duggan Poems

The hills and countryside around the lake of Cairn Curran so brown and dry
And no sign of rain in the blue and gray sky
The weather temperatures well over thirty degrees
And not any coolness in the evening breeze
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There are some human sins any good person could not condone
But since i am not without sin i will not cast the first stone
No i will not be part of the abusive crowd
At the alleged offender in police custody jeering loud
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When i was a schoolboy going back Seasons of time
Ciss Looney of Annagloor was in her physical prime
Before she married Billy Kelleher of Cockhill
Her children now parents time does not stand still
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Not every day for one can be a good day
That life has it's sorrows only true to say
As the good woman Jenny White knows all too well
Of her life she has some sad stories to tell
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In the sunny mostly blue sky just a few patches of gray
It is warm so very warm in Maryborough today
The weather temperatures well over thirty degrees
It is even warm in the shade of the trees
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Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder is how it seems to be
If you look for beauty then beauty you will see
One person's flower to another is a weed
We are different in our thinking quite different indeed
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In literature it did have it's fashionable time
But most of the twenty first century literary critics are dismissive of rhyme
They simply dismiss it as mere doggerel
Just ordinary jingle of literature's never do well
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Due to the removal of trees by humans in their range
And human induced Global Warming that gives rise to Climate Change
Many species of wildlife are becoming rare
And that extinction is forever we are all too aware
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In a World where many wish to be a billionaire
And where narcissistic people are no longer rare
At parties and social gatherings or wherever they meet
People for attention with each other compete
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Where trees are abundant they prefer to stay
Birds i does see often though not every day
Slightly smaller than willy wagtail in feathers of light brown and gray
With long gray tails birds peculiar in their way
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