Francis Duggan Poems

'Tis said that the Tuvaluan people of Tuvalu of the Pacific seas
Are destined for to become climate change refugees
As the polar ice is melting and sea water levels rise
Millions destined to become homeless that should come as no surprise
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Though life seems too short to be burdened by care
Truly carefree people one can say are rare
The sound of laughter to it has a beautiful ring
And with it joy it never does fail to bring
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Our condolences to his grandchildren and children Mary and John and to Elizabeth his wife
John McAuliffe has surrendered his great gift of life
In life to his wife and family devoted and to many a good friend
But good memories of him will live though his life it did end.
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As a young man Denis Murphy travelled far and wide
But he came home to grow old in his own countryside
In Claramore he was born and raised and in nearby Claraghatlea he did reside
In his home near the entrance to Tubrid Well until the day
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The artists and the writers she always does inspire
And of singing her praises the poets never tire
The Goddess of all Seasons Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Amazing Mother Nature the one who feeds us all.
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Thousands of things to write about on land and sea and sky
The birds who live on waterways the dark swallows that fly
O'er rural and urban landscapes chasing their flying insect prey
They are the fastest birds of flight in the bright lamp of day
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That I've yet to meet a living saint I honestly can say
And old Moses ten commandments are broken every day
The laws of god and laws of man few bother to obey
And all of us grow older though few grow wise as they grey
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If most of those who know me see me as unsuccessful well that does suit me fine
For how they feel about me is their business not mine
No I won't be losing any sleep to how they feel about me
I'll just live on 'til the day I die whenever that will be
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Often in my flights of fancy I leave the noisy street
And travel to the brown land where the creek and river meet
Where the grey shrike thrush is piping upon a wattle tree
By the quiet rural waterway that journeys to the sea
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I'm telling you something here you ought to know
That you will not find any flowers where weeds do grow
The weeds that grow rank in the mild life giving Spring showers
Outgrow and then stifle the beautiful flowers
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