Francis Duggan Poems

The rain come down in torrents and thunder's in the sky
And the rufous whistler whistles in the small wood nearby
'Twould seem loud noise in his tiny heart release his gift of song
But I am not a Naturalist and I may have that wrong.
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The love that I feel for you with words I cannot say
But nothing lasts forever or so 'twould seem that way
You left me without warning and in retrospect I see
That I was rather naive to think that you loved me.
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In distant South Australia where the Murray waters flow
Through Tailem Bend and Murray Bridge so wide and deep and slow
She pines for her young lover who left her in the early Spring
When grey shrike thrush the familiar bird his familiar song did sing.
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Like the Seasons the legends they come and the legends they go
But the river downland to the great ocean flow
And long after the life from all others have gone
Ageless Mother Nature will be living on.
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He had to work hard for his living and life's not been easy on Sid
He used to lay pipes for contractors just one of the hard jobs he did
To support his wife Maud and raise their two children but now he ia all on his own
And he does not like for to dwell on the hardships in life he has known.
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Since the judgement of others is often unfair
What some say about me i really don't care
I'm not without sin so i won't cast the stone
And if you don't like me then leave me alone,
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To her 'twill remain a painful memory
Of the only child she had who was lost to the sea
In his prime of life he had turned twenty three
And few as athletic or as healthy as he.
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The man who was born at the poor side address
Is homeless and hungry his life in a mess
Addicted to alcohol on poverty street
He searches the rubbish bins for something to eat.
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Les Twentyman the social worker to love of others and compassion is true
For helping the street kids of Melbourne more credit than he receives he is due
For the homeless and drug addicted teenagers he does more than any one person should do
The World is better for him living in it though his type of person too few.
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You never do see them at the local pub
The honourable members of the gentle folks club
Though they are not as honourable as they feel they do seem
And they never will suffer from low self esteem,
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