Eleanor Roosevelt Poems - Poems about Eleanor Roosevelt

The Portraits

...At the museum, the portraits are hung
Of presidents, staring ahead,
A few of them still drawing breath, but by now,
Most have been, for a lot of years, dead.

Some I studied in school, some I kn...

Life Aversions

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Quote: "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. 
 By -Eleanor Roosevelt" 
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I am enraged when coffee makers e...

Confidence

...“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the n...

Please Michelle Obama

...Please Michelle Obama...
can you save American democracy?

I highly hugely grant 
Barack Hussein belated kudos
what with his wizardesses 
in tow wrought wonders 
to one nation analogous 
whil...

Some People With Good Dreams

...The future belongs to those who believe 
in the beauty of their dreams. -Eleanor Roosevelt

                      Some people with good dreams 
                        Focus on their best plans d...

My Prayer Er

...   "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."             -Eleanor Roosevelt


My aspirations keep me whole.
Your love replenishes my soul.
Negativity will ...

A Model of Good Works

...Ideal instructor, shows integrity, impact in instruction.

5/2/2022

* Deuteronomy 32:2  
May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, ...

Commanding Your Feelings

...So many seem to feel no self-esteem
feeling so very down think they're no good
confidence so low at various times
but there's a way to get one in the mood

You can raise yourself up again
feed ...

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

...Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt  
With women's rights mostly dealt
But her husband Franklin
Let "Missy" Lehand spank him...

I'Ll Pluck the Poisonous Parrot With a Proverb

...I’ll pluck the poisonous parrot with a PROVERB:
‘Nob’dy can make you feel inferior without your consent!’*

(But WHY
Would I give my consent,
ANYWAY?)

(Because it’s a habit!)
(Because DREAMS...

Daily

...Eleanor Roosevelt, six days a week,
Wrote a column that many would read.
Since ninety-odd papers did carry her work,
She had all of the readers she’d need.

Called “My Day,” her writing describe...

American Torch

...In the history of first ladies
 I never envisioned the strength and power of women that carried a torch of greatness for which they stood.  
From Eleanor Roosevelt to Jackie Kennedy…just to name a ...

Thirsty For Peace

...Do you ever get thirsty?
With a cup that's half empty
I believe in the waters of endless oceans
To me peace has a special movement and motion
It has grip on you, you feel the strength, but it's y...

The Eyes Have It

...“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature;
but beautiful old people are works of art.”  - Eleanor Roosevelt

Experience soaks in
And mixes with
Internal chemistry
The personality distills...

Bundle of Promise--G and G

...She hid me for months in isolation,
withholding the truth about her mistake
from a past when innocence was ruined;
yet, strong enough to keep an embryo pulsing..
as this baby born with a ...

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