Francis Duggan Poems

People to each other can be very cruel
And some who have power sadly abuse their rule
In wars crimes against humanity are happening today
When bad people abuse their power in a bad way
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You can make the World better for to live in
And for compassion and kindness you can record a win
By leading by good example on your side of the town
And in your words never put anyone down
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You can make the World better for to live in
And for compassion and kindness you can record a win
By leading by good example on your side of the town
And in your words never put anyone down
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I only write rhymes of the beauty i see
The beauty everyday that is all around me
With the sun on their dark wings in the blue and gray sky
In pursuit of flying insects the welcome swallows fly
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Power is a thing that is misunderstood
The only people of power worth talking about are those who use their power to do good
Some people use their power in a destructive way
And far too many of their sort in the World of today
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Doubtless as you say life on you is quite tough
But compared to many you are lucky enough
You have a warm bed to sleep in and enough food for to eat
And for dinner you always have vegetables with fish or meat
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The paddocks are brown and bare looking and dry
And no sign of rain in the blue and gray sky
The creek flowing in a trickle and bone dry every drain
This countryside could do with some heavy rain
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At social and community gatherings where people do meet
For attention with each other many do compete
Miss Pretty looks well with the tints in her hair
She feels that than her there is none quite so fair
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Many years ago in Millstreet Town far away
We watched the parade on St Patrick's Day
When we were younger a long time ago
Long become time it did become our foe
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There are bright sunny days even when Winter is about
In Australia the beautiful Land of the south
For the holidaying tourist so much for to see
In the home of pittosporum and wattle and eucalypt tree
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