Francis Duggan Poems

Nhill's most famous person will always be John Shaw Neilson the poet who was born in Penola Town
But it was in Nhill in the Mallee that he became famous and claimed his place in literary renown
He was the greatest poet of his part of Victoria not anyone with him for to compare
Though financially he died a very poor man poets such as he was does remain as rare
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I am not one as successful in the ways of financial gain
But in life i have been lucky i have no cause to complain
I am living in a nice place Nature's beauty around me
There is some truth in the saying the best things in life are free
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A valley that's locked in a volcanic rim
Tower Hill is the old home of the Budj Bim
As the first Australians of the Southern Land
Their culture far more respect ought to command
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I like to pen doggerel in my spare time
And that in itself can hardly be a crime
But some opinionated people to me do say
How can you do something without reward or pay
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I learned about life in the fields near Millstreet
In the place of rushes where the rivers do meet
The little brown lark from the tussock did fly
To carol his song in the gray morning sky
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Michael Looney was a former Sacristan in Millstreet he left his Hometown many years ago
He went to earn his livelihood in Dublin where he had lived for forty years or so
In Millstreet Parish one who was missed by many he was a really nice person to know
On his behalf it was a huge decision for him to leave his home in Minor Row
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What will happen in Australia when the mining boom end
Will China remain as our good and dear friend?
Our friendships based on trade and big business would you not agree
This is how it is and it always will be
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In a Human World where many are lacking in ruth
For each one of us there's our moment of truth
The very moment that you come to realize
That you are a mere mortal this is not a surprise
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Though wrong in some way to me they may have done
I simply refuse for to hate anyone
I leave them to Karma for their sins to pay
What goes around comes around life is this way
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In Victoria the weather gets warm in the Summer-time
Some days close to forty in January's prime
But much cooler weather in the Southern Fall
Few days over thirty if any at all
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