Best Leader Poems
THE LATE HUMOROUS MANDELA
The late former President Nelson Mandela,
Was known as an extremely humorous fella,
A respected freedom fighter and leader,
Referred to her Majesty as Elizabeth, amusing many a reader.
ENTERED FOR EDUCATE ME WITH HUMOR – LEADER CLERIHEW POETRY CONTEST
24/1/2019
Dear fellow soup readers and judges. Having realized that line 4 did not adhere to competition rules I have edited and changed it.
Categories:
leader, humor,
Form:
Clerihew
why bark for oneself
when gullibility rules,
the runt of the cur
rushes to aid one’s master
rogue awaits to shuffle pack.
© Harry J Horsman 2014
Categories:
leader, power,
Form:
Tanka
When Martians landed from outer space
They requested to meet a world leader
So Donald arrived with a smirk on his face
But soon turned green with an alien fever
The Martians decided to probe his brain
to see if they could cure his malaise
Their readings showed that he was insane
so they zapped him with powerful rays
Donald started to twitter deliriously
but the Martians understood every word
They didn’t believe he’s taken seriously
as his tweeting was totally absurd
The Martians communicated with telepathy
Using thoughts no one could understand
An interpreter was called immediately
and declared that as leader he’s banned
A torrent of tears fell from poor Donald’s eyes
His orange skin turned an odd shade of grey
The Martians usurped Donald and to his surprise
Their first earth words were ‘have a nice day’
The Martians decreed immediate world peace
And that we must all live in perfect harmony
We must love one another, all wars have to cease
No current world leader even dared to disagree
Latest news on Donald is he’s now in a better place
He sits in his rocking chair with a grin on his face
Take me to your leader Contest
Sponsored by Caren Krutsinger
8/6/18
Categories:
leader, america, humorous, silly, space,
Form:
Rhyme
All the little bunnies were lined up for a race. Why, you may ask?
Because the dear old Leader Bunny was stepping down with grace.
He had led the others for years without disgrace, in all pursuits.
He was their advisor, friend, and confidant... solver of disputes.
Such a lofty position was dearly sought by all…from all around.
But he could pick only one to wear that lofty, wonderful crown.
So a race was determined to quickly resolve, the question therein.
And a lovely little laurel crown was offered, to the one who did win.
Now many strategies to win emerged from within the race.
The most common was the notion to set the fastest pace…
A few would use tricks that might hurt, in order to slow others down.
A few were mean, for they wanted the power that comes with the crown.
Two were clever and would catapult each other at the very end.
A few just practiced running to gain the added stamina needed to win.
Only one little rabbit found shoes for the poor, for it was a rocky trail.
And when the race began he helped those hurt in the prevail.
Now the dear old leader had never actually worn a laurel crown.
His had been symbolic; his works had brought him his renown.
When the Leader Bunny gave the laurel crown to he who won the race…
Only a few were surprised, when the little helper won the Leader’s grace…
Though some would go on to complain because he had come in last…
It truly takes someone who knows how to serve, to lead and guide the rest.
But my moral to this story is that…. Regardless what some may think…
It takes compassion to correctly lead…and sometimes the last can be the best…
Categories:
leader, adventure, allegory, dedication, education,
Form:
Couplet
From sagging huts up in the hills,
We watched the tourists flash their bills.
They piled our harvest on their plates,
While soup and scraps were all we ate.
The flames lick up from garbage cans,
Burnt brown like every working man,
Who shouts or sings or mutters low
Of the calluses that come and go.
They toss in straw, more flames shoot up
To light the faces, hewn and rough,
that need a creed, some faith to hold;
to make their insides proud and bold.
Right then and there, I stand to speak.
I will not play the lamb so meek.
The time has come to take back ours
from the wealthy dogs with fat cigars.
First cans, then cars, we overturn.
Now the boulevard begins to burn..
The fools shoot back, forget the cost,
The naked rage must not be lost.
We win ourselves some new recruits,
Some young; some old; some simply brutes;
I do not care where they heard the call.
The revolution now will need them all.
Our cause will die if all stays calm,
So I send out Juan with sweaty palms.
He won't come back, farewell, my friend.
Your blood will flow for greater ends.
Worn out, weary, our morale grows thin.
The feeling grows that we can not win.
We need more guns than we can steal,
But we do have one crop we can deal.
The rifles have arrived now. Good!
Excited now, they crack the wood.
My loathing of red, white and blue,
is spreading like the jungle flu.
Their army scatters, their leaders flee.
We've brought the country to it's knees.
With the capitol dead in our sights,
We'll soon assert the people's rights.
The grainy film does not portray
That it was a picture perfect day.
My second stands there, smart and trim.
It might pay to keep an eye on him.
We march them out in single file.
No need to bother with a trial.
Their baggy shirts and peasant lies
Betray them all as filthy spies.
Yes, the people had decreed this so,
I speak for them so I should know.
Your crimes have brought you here to die.
The people speak through me. Goodbye!
Their bodies jump in crimson leaps,
then tumble down in tangled heaps.
Scarlet skulls and splintered chests,
They'll surely air this in the West.
Bulldoze the bones and spread the lime,
For we all are on the side of time.
And tonight, we gather in the square.
Their blood has paid my ruling fare.
Categories:
leader, history, people, social, people,
Form:
Rhyme
While driving down a country road
One dark and lonely night
My engine began to spit and sputter
From a strange and mysterious light
I saw this little green spaceman
With antennas on his head
He was standing beside my window
And this is what he said
"Take me to your leader,
Or we will end your life"
So I did exactly what he said
And I took him to my wife
When I got home my wife was mad
And asked me where I've been
I told her about my crazy night
And about those little green men
She asked if I'd been drinking
And I don't drink a drop
About that time that spaceman yelled,
"Okay now, everybody stop"
Now my wife was really pissed
And said, "Who do you think you are?"
She grabbed him by his spaceman ear
And drug him from that car
Now, there she was in curlers
With that spaceman by his ear
I think he might have peed himself
As he stood there in all his fear
Now you may not believe my story
But I've got a souvenir
When they beamed that spaceman back to his ship
My wife held on to his ear
So if you ever see a UFO
Don't scream and run for your life
Just take him to your leader
And by leader I mean, my wife
Categories:
leader, funnywife, green, me, drug,
Form:
Rhyme
Leader
Confident, assertive
Leading, aiding, helping,
Friends, admirers, haters, destroyers
Gossiping, bossing, glaring
Passive, aggressive
Follower
Categories:
leader, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Diamante
UFOs have been sighted in Yorkshire,
a global hotspot it appears,
witnesses, mostly sober
to the moors and up over
have regularly seen them for years.
They all give them various descriptions,
some were captured on video tapes,
as they hovered and zoomed, no jet sound
or smoke plume,
and they come in a variety of shapes.
Several saw an enormous black cylinder
it slowly climbed up, then moved faster,
through the clouds it went scudding
like a giant black pudding
could it be Bolton has it's own NASA?
One arrived with three coloured lights, flashing,
seems like ET had finally phoned home,
as it buzzed the landscape
a triangular shape, maybe from the planet Toblerone.
Whatever these visual conundra,
their existence must convey some meaning,
I've seen them, a lot
mine are little black dots
and they tell me my glasses need cleaning.
Categories:
leader, humor, space,
Form:
Rhyme
I can understand why Harry and Meghan
want to leave the royal fold
to get away from media abuse
to get away from public scrutiny
People want a life, children want freedom
yet royalty also wants respect
fighting for the just cause of overcoming poverty,
Improving the world's environment
could be used to gain respect for royalty
and the leaders of the world
protestors worldwide are behind a push
to overcome environment problems
linking people together
getting them to become investors
in world environmental concepts
would see the world come together
protestors and leaders
fighting for the same cause
building respect for both groups,
respect for the world's leaders
and environmental protestors
building jobs worldwide could
gain respect for the world's leaders
worldwide respect for all the world countries
Might see a world pathway
that leads to peace
third world countries watch on
as American children run riot
as American prisons and streets
run riot with drugs, crime, and abuse
respect is lost and people rise
believing they can do better
The worlds wars are created
through conflicting needs
conflicting beliefs
people believing they know better
but people follow leaders
they can respect
If we as a world can build leaders respect
maybe they can lead us to peace
Categories:
leader, inspiration, international,
Form:
Narrative
Will take you to my leader,
for this I'll be obliged.
Not a problem, will do that,
my leader I'll provide.
To my leader, you will go,
you are a special guest.
Am sure will make you satisfied,
you should be quite impressed.
My leader is responsible...
confident and correct,
True leaders are respectable;
so others will respect.
Mine is no exception,
she's brave and also strong.
Commend when one is righteous,
calls out when one is wrong.
Without hesitation, t'is an honour-
introducing to thee,
Soundly and profoundly-
MY LEADER IS ME.
Categories:
leader, encouraging, pride, strength, truth,
Form:
Quatrain
A UFO was seen blazing across the sky
Lighting up the night as it went zooming by
Many thought it was a plane in flames
To the scene of the crash the emergency services came
They were taken aback when they saw the alien craft
Then they took out their phones to take photographs
Suddenly the hatch opened!, and everyone was in shock
As the head of the alien popped out, he looked like Mr Spock!
The police aimed their guns at the alien with the pointed ears
But when he said "I come in peace", it alleviated their fears
"Take me to your leader", said he, as from his craft he jumped
And so they took him to Donald Trump!
The two beings from different planets discussed matters of state
Then Trump told him he could make his planet great!
But the alien was surely going to avoid Earth's fate
And he replied, "We practice love, not hate"!
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7-29-18
Take Me To Your Leader Contest
Sponsor: Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
leader, fire, flying, space,
Form:
Quatrain
Whats enough?? Is the love of the people you are to serve
And govern for enough? Is private air transport enough?
If you are of a hunting disposition? Is a case of purdeys
Enough? Some equine intrests enough? Is a couple of luxury cars enough? Is the freedom
To go anywhere in the country enough? To own a yacht? Is the exclusive
Teaching of your children enough? Is the opportunity to have a stable married life enough? Would you be happy
Not to leave your country more than three times a year?
In order to devote more imput to its affairs? Is being able
To retire as a respected statesman enough? With a few
Million and an assured pension enough? For if all this is
Not enough? (There is something seriously wrong!)
Categories:
leader, assonance,
Form:
Free verse
Trump wants Ukraine to never join NATO.
To Putin, he'll simply never say no.
He's been played like a fiddle,
Europe's caught in the middle,
and you can hear the laughter from Moscow.
Categories:
leader, political, satire, world,
Form:
Limerick
Children are leaders of tomorrow
Precious gift from God
First man, Adam was created from dust
Children were made between man and woman
Children are unique in nature
And beautiful in the sigh of their father
My mother didn't know what I will become in future
My father insisted I received a good training
So that in the future I can become somebody
A substance worthy of emulation by others
I can't think about my future
But I can see them in my mother's eyes
I can't think... but I can hear from my father's voice
...these are what I learnt as I grow...
All men were created equal before God
And should be treated equal
No difference in race
We should be one by his grace
No difference in colour
As I see you and me as one by the corridor
Wealth evenly distributed
No jealousy or confectiousness exhibited
If I have a stick of sweet
You should have same too in the street
Love cannot be overlooked
Even though my brother is a crook
Be bothered about me
'Cause tomorrow it might be your turn
This is the tomorrow we should see
even without going oversea
Yes, we are tomorrow's leaders
We stand by our words.
Categories:
leader, africa, children, kid, youth,
Form:
Blank verse
I wonder what your thinking, in your country far away
And what on earth possesses you to threaten mine today
You allow your people to starve, munitions they are first
While daily people starve to death and many die of thirst
Your father and grandfather should have taught you how to care
Instead they shared their legacy of treating people unfair
Many live in work camps with three generations or more
Simply because they disagreed, so now all must chore
You live in style above the rest, have people who adore
But deep down, I believe that each person longs for more
You teach hatred and despise my country each and every day
For freedom and free choice would take yours away
Your people follow in fear, like robots in a line
I wonder how long they will conform or will it be your time
More and more try to escape, or die instead of live
In a country such as yours that takes much more than it gives
Each building,statue, memorial you have to tell a tale
Of twisted truths and travesties instead they often fail
For freedom is what's needed in the country you call home
Grow food instead of opium,and leave the people alone
You have the power in your hands to change what was past
Hurry please before it's too late you must do it fast
Do not start a war in which more people will die
Because your father and grandfather started it with a lie.
Categories:
leader, fear, peace, war, father,
Form:
Sonnet