Old Joe Often Feels Poem by Francis Duggan

Old Joe often feels moody and fed up with life
And tired of the nagging of his cranky wife
His middle aged son and daughter parents of teenagers from him far away
And he has not seen them for many a day
He and his wife Kate separated under the one roof
Of that love can grow cold and bitter they are living proof
On frosty speaking terms they quarrel a lot
How to love each other and make love they seem to have forgot
But at the local pub on a Saturday night
Of his life's worries he does make light
But after closing time he does walk home for to sleep on his own
The feeling of true love for years he has not known
In his late seventies his balding head gray
He has known a better and a happier day.