Francis Duggan

Have you ever been to Mirboo North where time it has all but stood still

May 10, 2020May 10, 2020

A place that is free of pollution no factory smoke in the sky
The most of those who live in Mirboo will live there till the day they die.
Have you ever been to Mirboo North it’s beautiful there in the Spring
When the sun on the old Town is shining and the nesting birds whistle and sing
And the fruit trees in the Town gardens blooming in their blossoms of pale pink and white
And the countryside is at it’s greenest and beauty give rise to delight.
Suppose in life I have been lucky and I’m one of the lucky few
I’ve seen places of natural beauty and one of those is old Mirboo
That town in South Gippsland’s high country from heaven’s gate not far away
Like most of those who’ve been to Mirboo I’ve vowed to return there one day.
In Mirboo North a Town in South Gippsland a place that is pollution free
The butcherbird in the quiet parkland is piping on the wattle tree
I’ve been to places of great beauty and I’ve seen many a beautiful view
And I’ve seen the green hills of South Gippsland and been to the Town of Mirboo.

Francis Duggan

The wattles are laden with bright yellow flowers

Byammarkhan May 10, 2020May 10, 2020

In the first week of August with Spring ever nearTo the Pacific Lands of the southern hemisphere,The often brown paddocks now looking more greenAnd the year’s first wildflowers on the high ground are seenAnd the southern Winter is growing very oldAnd the mornings are chilly without being coldAnd the early nesting birds they whistle and…

Francis Duggan

Unlike most other species of tit family

Byammarkhan May 10, 2020May 10, 2020

Her nesting habits akin to finch and thrushAnd she builds her nest on fork of tree or bush.In Ireland long tailed tit i oft times seeIn fact she was familiar bird to meWith family groups of seven, twelve or tenIn bushy places, wood or wooded glen.With white on undersides and a snow white headAnd dark…

Francis Duggan

In the city square of the capital City the thousands celebrate

Byammarkhan May 10, 2020May 10, 2020

For such a special day as this for years they’ve had to waitThe band is playing the flags are flying and they will party on till late.But tomorrow for them won’t be any different the poor will still be poorAnd their new Government will not make their future any bit more secureThe homeless will still…

Francis Duggan

Sometimes I do think of Duhallow where I lived up to two decades ago

Byammarkhan May 10, 2020May 10, 2020

On a journey that ends up in Youghal where it flows into the Atlantic seaThough I now live far from the old home fields they live on in my memory.Back there in the old fields of Millstreet I day dreamed of fortune and fameI knew every bird in the backyard and by their song them…

Francis Duggan

Good memories will remain with us until the day we die

Byammarkhan May 10, 2020May 10, 2020

Wildflowers bloomed in the sunlit fields after the Summer rainAnd the cuckoo’s voice in the leafy grove was to be heard again.The winds of June had Summer warmth and buttercups bloomed by the rillAnd on the hedgerow blackbird piped the one with golden billAnd his quieter partner hidden nearby sat in her cup shaped nestWith…

Francis Duggan

For one to love one’s Country ought not to be a sin

Byammarkhan May 10, 2020May 10, 2020

From beatings by his jailers at Mountjoy Prison it has been said he diedAnd the great poet of the Fenians was mourned far and wide.He never harmed anyone yet he was locked awayAnd for the penning of his rebel songs a huge price he had to payHis song ‘The Rising Of The Moon’ became Ireland’s…

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