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Best Poems From
FRANCIS DUGGAN
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To Noel Who Has George Bush Senior As His Hero
He say George Bush his hero but with him I don't agree
For George Bush bombers killed thousands just to set Kuwait free
And Saddam been defeated and two Countries been destroyed
And George Bush and John Major in allied victory take pride.
Noel say that I'm for Saddam but he has got it wrong
For on side of one who kill and maim I don't feel I belong
And Hussein is a killer and all who kill are bad
And George Bush just as bad as him which makes it all more sad.
Two hundred thousand Iraqis in Kuwait desert died
And the sands of Kuwait desert the shame of George Bush hide
And the Kuwait oil wells burning and blood's been shed for oil
And Kuwait now free Country but was it all worth while? .
And the sky o'er Kuwait desert from smoke as black as coal
And George Bush, Noel Johnson's hero, you can have your hero Noel
You applaud the allied bombers and condemn the I.R.A.
But they all throw bombs on people though you don't see it that way.
He say George Bush is his hero, George Bush who felt no shame
In murdering Iraqi people just to earn himself a name,
George Bush who bombed and murdered just to prove his country great
And whose crimes and shame lay covered by the white sands of Kuwait.
Francis Duggan
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To Only One's Self
To only one's self can one only be true
And credit is called for where credit is due
And for a hard day's work there should be a good pay
But all in life is not fair 'twould be fair to say,
Of love of their Country the patriots do sing
But too much patriotism is not a good thing
Yourself before Country that's how it should be
Respect yourself and respect humanity,
Extremists of any kind can be extreme
They are not well balanced people or so it would seem
Religious zealots and extreme patriots are driven by fear
Obsessed with their beliefs their thinking is not clear
And your dream of a better World you must pursue
And to your own self you can only be true.
Francis Duggan
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To Our Marvellous Earth Mother
With the wonders of Nature There's none to compare
And all life forms in Nature some things in common do share
And in Nature the genes of the fittest and strongest destined to live on
When they themselves to the ways of time have gone.
I've always loved Nature since I was a boy
And learning about her I still do enjoy
Though many of her secrets from us hidden away
Of her we do learn something new every day.
She supplies us with air and water and our food for us grow
To our marvellous Earth Mother our existence we owe
To us she is much more than a very good friend
For our lease of life on her we do depend.
Her powers of creation one can't help but admire
And of singing her praises could one ever tire
I live in awe of the wonders she create
And these simple verses to her I dedicate.
Francis Duggan
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To Paul One I Knew Who Died Young
I knew him when I worked at Wiltshire Lane
A nice young chap Paul Baker was his name
He worked for Norman James in Norman's truck
But now he's gone to live one does need luck.
He was a good and decent sort of lad
A gentleman man in him there was no bad
Just twenty years and young for one to die
And why death chose him don't ask the reason why? .
'Twas God called him and God can do no wrong
And to God's kingdom his soul now belong
And he is worthy of true minstrel's song
And he is sadly missed from Buninyong.
He had his hopes and he had his joys and fears
And he knew laughter, happiness and tears,
He travelled much and he enjoyed his beers
A lot of life crammed into twenty years.
No never more no never more again
Will he drive around in truck with Norman James
His soul now in God's Kingdom free of pain
And Buninyong's loss is surely Heaven's gain.
Francis Duggan
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