Francis Duggan Poems

John Carroll of Inchaleigh lived as a good man
His life journey ended in Millstreet Hospital a short walk from where it began
A hard working fellow kind in his own way
He was one who did earn his every pay
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I am one of those who enjoy writing rhyme
I have been doing it now for more than four decades of time
But never try to refer to myself as a poet
Since i do not feel worthy of literary note
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Is there a World beyond the moon and stars
Far beyond jupiter, venus and mars
Where people live in peace and harmony
And love never does give rise to jealousy
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Their own selves they even have come to deceive
The peopletheir own lies who have come to believe
A true statement from them you seldom hear of or read
One lie to another lie it always does lead
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For a better World for me for to live in
With my own self i do have to begin
And in this instance what applies to me also applies to you
With some self improvement most people could do
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You do not need self promotion others to impress
Though nowadays a popular thing by many this seems nonetheless
Your acts of kindness and compassion says more about you
Than any words of self praise ever can do
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For many of the descendants of Australia's first people this not a good day
And one hardly should blame them for feeling this way
Since Cook and his sailors on their shores arrived
Two hundred and thirty one years of foreign occupation they have survived
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She dearly did wish for to become his wife
And to him be true for the rest of her life
And with him raise their children and with him grow old and gray
She was looking forward to their wedding day
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The sun shining bright in the blue Summer sky
And the chainsaws are blaring in the parkland nearby
The workers of the developers are cutting old growth trees down
To make room for more buiildings on the industrial side of the town
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The sun shining bright in the blue Summer sky
And the chainsaws are blaring in the parkland nearby
The workers of the developers are cutting old growth trees down
To make room for more buiildings on the industrial side of the town
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