Francis Duggan Poems

From the top of achievements ladder many everyday fall
And the hero to some is not a hero to all
It is a long climb to the summit of renown
With some only happy for to drag you down
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Never seen a musk duck or little grebe on land in water they seem happy to stay
They are water birds in the true sense since that seems their natural way
Can't even say I have seen them flying though 'tis said they do fly by those in the know
I have so much to learn about Nature and my wonder of her only grow
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Have you ever wished your luck would turn your life crosses so heavy to bear
Your financial woes keep increasing yet you know your type are not rare
With a wife and two young children to support and a huge mortgage on your home to pay
You have to work hard for a living and for you never an easy day
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Success, wealth and failure anonymity and fame
One day it will not matter all will be the same
We are only born for to live and die
That's only a fact of life and facts do never lie
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The old bloke in the house at the corner has turned eighty three
And age has not left him mellow he is as cranky as can be
He hates his next door neighbour and his next door neighbour's wife
He argues with them often he likes trouble in his life.
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I struggle for a sense of identity
And I do not know the person who is me
The use by date from me not far away
As I struggle on through life from day to day
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To father time the one who never bow
She will be here in a million years from now
My sheer awe of her I never could deny
But to understand her ways why waste one's time to try
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You who say that you do not love Nature I wonder about you I do
'Tis sad to think you are not a rare one there are many others like you
You claim that Land for Wildlife should be developed for houses and the old growth trees on them cut down
We are in need of far more houses to add to the size of the town
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'Tis said that the Tuvaluan people of Tuvalu of the Pacific seas
Are destined for to become climate change refugees
As the polar ice is melting and sea water levels rise
Millions destined to become homeless that should come as no surprise
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Though life seems too short to be burdened by care
Truly carefree people one can say are rare
The sound of laughter to it has a beautiful ring
And with it joy it never does fail to bring
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