A Quietly Spoken Person Poem by Francis Duggan

He is not well known in his local pub
Or he is not a member of the football club
He likes a few beers though cigarettes he doesn't smoke
He is known what some do call your average bloke.

He is not a member of any community committee
And when it comes to politics few are as non committal as he
Not seen as successful as success seems to go
A low profile person that few wish to know.

He does not attend church he's an atheist 'tis said
And though he's not stupid he is one well read,
He is one dismissed as a never do well
By those who believe in a heaven and hell.

A quietly spoken person who does his own thing
And his praises you never hear others sing
Though those who do know him say he's generous and kind
And his very equal would be hard to find.