Francis Duggan Poems

Perhaps i may never again see Duhallow
I left there years ago my life's dreams for to follow
On a gray day in an afternoon of early December
It was cold wet and windy as i do remember
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Resplendent in Summer with red flowers on her clothes
The queen of the graden has lost her last rose
On the petals of her last rose the ground insects does feed
That in Nature nothing is wasted seems so true indeed
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Though most people can tell apart a currawong from a crow
So little of Nature's ways most can claim for to know
But we learn as we live something new every day
Life is a learning experience it does seem this way
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For you and me and everyone a last sunrise
As we are born as mortals this much we realize
And all mortals are born eventually for to die
For the cow and the sheep the same for you and i
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People are as you find them as the wise one does say
And yesterday's stranger may be your friend today
Far out in the countryside your car has broken down
A passing stranger came to your assistance and drove you into town
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In a political or a religious run State not that much difference it would appear
As they both base their power on the medium of fear
Keeping people fearful assures them of staying in command
The reason for this not hard to understand
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Magpies and red wattlebirds i often see
As well as magpie larks also known as pee wee
The introduced goldfinches, blackbirds, starlings and sparrows are familiar to me
As creatures of Nature they live wild and free
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People are as you find them as the wise one does say
And yesterday's stranger may be your friend today
Far out in the country your car has broken down
A passing stranger came to your assistance and drove you into town
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Though their names will never appear on a memorial wall
Every good living human being is special and if not so none at all
Those who promote some people as special and great
Worldwide so many big egos inflate
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Everyday for success in life people with each other compete
And contented people i do not often meet
In a World where so many strive for financial and material success
Failure to succeed can lead to unhappiness
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