Francis Duggan Poems

On the trees on the volcanic cliffs of Mt Eccles above Lake Surprise
Pied currawong the dark birds with yellow eyes
Are singing they often do sing before rain
Their song from once heard you'll recognize again
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He is not into sports in any way
Nor he's not a member of any club
One can say he's not a group type of a person
And you never see him at the pub
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Wilcannia's Dougie Young was a singer songwriter one can say of him he was a natural poet
Out of his songs he never became wealthy though he was one who was a man of note
A talented Indigenous Australian he was a credit to his tribe and race
As one of the great singer songwriters in life he knew fame far from his home-place
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Wilcannia's Dougie Young was a singer songwriter one can say of him he was a natural poet
Out of his songs he never became wealthy though he was one who was a man of note
A talented Indigenous Australian he was a credit to his tribe and race
As one of the great singer songwriters in life he knew fame far from his home-place
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There are people you feel sorry that you've ever met
And people you are never likely to forget
And there are those who to you so much of their love do give
And them you will love for as long as you live
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Before the baby walk the baby has to crawl
And the baby rise again after a fall
And on the life's journey pitfalls on the way
Some new challenge we have to face every day
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Since her eldest son John told her he is gay
Conceited and homophobic Mrs B happy to hide away
From people she know and who know her on her side of the town
She feels by her own son she has been brought down
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The sky overcast more rain is on the way
But for me it has been a wonderful day
My mood it is brighter than it has been for some while
I am living and healthy a reason to smile
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The winds of July do blow with a wintry chill
Across the coastal lands and above Tower Hill
And soughs in the bushes and soughs in the trees
A forecast high for the day of just thirteen degrees
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If there's a god that god is for all people and not for any single race or creed
And that god would not condone hypocrites and the untrustworthy who cheat others to satiate their greed
Though they may go to their house of worship and with their congregation kneel to pray
You do not have to worship a god if you have a god in you though many would disagree with what i say
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