Francis Duggan Poems

My confusion at the complexities of human relationships only does grow
And so little about them i can claim for to know
A wise woman said to me decades ago
That your best friend today may be your future foe
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A grandfather ten times his hair silver gray
Jim he has known of a far better day
For thirty years married to Glenda his verbally abusive wife
He feels happy growing old without her in his life
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Were i to be reborn to life i would like it to be in Brazil
A legend of the World game of football with marvelous ball control and skill
A brown skinned Worldwide legend of sport admired as the Nation's favorite son
The goal from my deadly left boot the World cup for Brazil won
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Quite a hardened brawler big and rugged Mo
And trouble goes with him to wherever he go
To a brawl in a bar he does never say no
It can be said of him that he is his own greatest foe
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When people ask me how much money for rhyming i receive
I tell them the truth since them i have no wish to deceive
That i write rhymes for enjoyment without any pay
It is all about money in the World of today
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To live as good people their claim to renown
The long deceased of Millstreet and old Millstreet Town
In the cemeteries of Drishane and St Mary's and the West End they lay
Many of their descendants are living in Millstreet today.
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I remember what a wise old bloke to me once said
They weep for themselves those who weep for the dead
The sorrow in our sense of loss we expel in our tears
Though grieving in some it does linger for years
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A down to earth young woman without any guile
Brown eyes and wavy dark hair with a beautiful smile
With warmth in her greeting as she passed my way
This beautiful stranger brought joy to my day
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Have you ever felt so sad that you were close to tears
As you thought of the past and the long gone years
Of the good and the bad times in life you have known
Some say in the seeds of our past our present is sown
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It is mostly about ego and money and fame
These three are quite similar though not quite the same
But for one to win big many do have to lose
And the tag of loser anyone does not choose
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