Francis Duggan Poems

Through flat coastal paddocks looking dry and brown
It slowly moves onward towards Port Fairy Town
Deep, dark and silent by night and by day
On towards Griffith Island it winds it's way
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To live as a good woman or a good man
You can only hope to be the best you can
Be as a person and live and let live
In life they can expect to receive those who willingly give
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He will never be admired as a celebrity or king
And his praises anyone never does sing
He is not a fan of entertainment or football
What most others like does not interest him at all
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Where so many species of water birds reside
In the tall reeds in the shallows they nest and from predators hide
Lake Cartcarrong at Winslow has strong links to the Peek Whurrong Race
At all times of year quite a beautiful place
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Do try to live as a good woman or man
And those in need of helping do help if you can
For how you treat others says more about you
Than your money or material possessions can ever hope to do
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They live in the paddocks from where i live a short walk away
In Spring and Summer i hear them singing though not every day
Richard pipits mottled gray brown birds on their breasts stripes of brown
Are birds never seen in the park of a town
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Some people's idea of a fair go entails only the few
And this is not saying anything that is new
But then such people in their way of thinking in their minds seem small
Their idea of a fair go is not a fairgo forall
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So much unnecessary pollution created at the Warrnambool Speedway
Every time they do have a car racing day
The big car parks around the stadium full of cars and thousands of car racing enthusiasts attend
Among them of the natural environment one may not find a friend
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Don't mention of love to Jacko since love has gone out of his life
Talk of love makes him feel bitter since he was dumped by Prudence his ex wife
For Eddy whom she loves better for him once bitten is twice shy
He will not be in a hurry for to give love one more try,
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For to kill other people some commit suicide
And by far too many in war zones have died
And war always breaks out when men disagree
This is how it is and it always will be
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