Francis Duggan Joy Poems

One can hear the voice of sorrow sobbing, sobbing endlessly
Yet it hides in dark recesses sorrow you can never see
It's a black and brooding creature with a voice that aches of pain
And all of those who have met with it hope not to meet with it again.
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The children are playing football in the park off of the street
The joy in their laughter it does sound so sweet
'Tis true youth is such a marvellous thing
Like the flowers of the fields that bloom lovely in Spring.
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People who are happy are a pleasure to meet
They carry joy with them when walking the street
And even to strangers smile and say good day
They are so easy to like in their own cheerful way
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Life it is not all fun and merrymaking and beer
Or enduring happiness, laughter and cheer
No joy in the poor side of the town
Among the homeless and the financially down
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Wearing colorful clothes and a blue checked tartan cap
He did seem to me quite a happy young chap
With a big smile on his face though the morning sky gray
The stranger who greeted me with a cheerful good day
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Wearing colorful clothes and a blue checked tartan cap
He did seem to me quite a happy young chap
With a big smile on his face though the morning sky gray
The stranger who greeted me with a cheerful good day
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Her type does inspire the song writers to song
Where-ever she goes to joy too goes along
So beautiful looking and free of conceit
One nicer than her would be hard for to meet
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Her type does inspire the song writers to song
Where-ever she goes to joy too goes along
So beautiful looking and free of conceit
One nicer than her would be hard for to meet
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Pamela Joy Bruce was a poetess her poems are delightful
Of humor and pathos original and insightful
And though sadly the gift of life is no longer with her
Those who have loved her will never forget her
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The weather blustery and showery the sky looking gray
And behind the clouds the sun hiding away
But in the park playground the laughter of children at play
A flutter of joy does bring to my day
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For loving someone truly the price can be huge to pay
That is how it is and that's how 'twill be for it has always been this way
The poets write about love the singers of it sing
Though few talk of unrequited love though there is such a thing
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In the park or the pub the shopping centre or on the street
One with a happy smiling face is a joy for to meet
Where-ever they are at joy is to be found
As they bring it with them and spread it around
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She spreads happiness even walking the street
I always finds Helen a joy for to meet
The mother of identical twin five year old daughters Jenny and Sue
To her higher self Helen remains ever true
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The praises of Nature a joy for to sing
To us pleasure she never fails for to bring
On my walks every day her great beauty i do see
Everywhere i turn to look it is all around me
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Of blue eyes and wavy shoulder length hair of gray
Just meeting her did bring some joy to my day
The beautiful stranger free of any conceit
That i met today as i walked on the street
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A little joy and laughter a little grief and tears
And living life would not change that much if you lived for a thousand years
The moments of self confidence the moments of self doubt
The high points and the low points that's what living life's about,
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In June 04 Joy Serwylo turns fifty she is a famous artist from Upwey
A leading light in the Dandenong Ranges and those who know of art of her do say
That her works are works of true inspiration and by her other artists are inspired
Yet she's down to earth and warm and unassuming and by those who know her she's greatly admired.
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The voice of joy around you is ringing loud
But you are the lonely one among the crowd
The others are laughing and having a good time
Though to feel how you feel is never a crime
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That life is not all joy only true for to say
And for many often a new challenge it does seem this way
Life was not meant to be easy according to George Bernard Shaw
And some does know of this thing known as Murphy's Law
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They carry joy with them when walking the street
Nice people are always a pleasure to meet
A smile and hello does not cost one a thing
And joy to one's day with it you well may bring
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To so many great joy she is known for to bring
The wonder of Nature is an amazing thing
And though about her she has a mysterious way
From her we do learn something new every day.
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Though the love in your heart you find hard to express
The great gift of love can lead to happiness
And those who have love in them are lucky indeed
Your love of self to love of others does lead
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The literary critics tend to ignore me and my verses they don't even rate
I'm seen as lacking in inspiration without the genius to create
What one would call something of literary value something that would live on in time
I am one of the last poetasters to dabble in old fashioned rhyme.
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Such a joy to be living on this nice sunny Spring day
A freshening breeze blowing up through Illowa from the sea at Gorman's Bay
The coastal countryside looking green and healthy after the recent Spring showers
And the paddocks look resplendent cloaked in yellow cape flowers
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In Waverley's Jells park I felt in luck
A rare, rare sighting of rare freckled duck
A pair swam and dived not far from the lake shore
A dozen metres maybe even more.
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So charming and beautiful in her own way
I used to see her often though not very day
Out walking on the park pathway or on the street
She was one of those quite a joy for to meet
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I never pretend for to be a poet
Nor am i one worthy of literary note
The rhymes come to my mind on paper i pen them down
I'm just an average rhymer in a rural town
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At the dawn of the day the birds whistle and sing
The wonders of Nature a beautiful thing
My feelings on her in words I cannot say
How great for to wake for to greet the new day
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A beautiful young stranger I met on the street
So lovely to look at and free of conceit
Her hair was as dark as the wing of a crow
She smiled at me with great warmth in her hello
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