JIMMY CARTER
(A Haiku Trio Tribute)
Not before his time,
On-time to sow seeds of hope;
Plowing with love:-
Raking away hate,
He prepared grounds for world peace;
Sowing seeds of hope:-
Centenarian,
Canvassing healing worldwide;
Plowing gracefully:-
So many live life as a masquerade
With guarded heart and masking face
It’s not until we lose or gain in faith
That we are pruned to grow by grace
As the year ends we regret deaths
Thinking of those passed on as left
In the old year we had the same frets
Of love, fear of war, poverty and debt
President Jimmy Carter passed today
He built homes for families his way
With community service he was great
Habitat for humanity homes built safe
New year old wishes for peace on earth
Homes for the unhoused hope is birthed
For humanity to grow kinder with gentle word
For people to be united feel loved and heard
JIMMY CARTER
There's so many shortages
we don't know what to do
we're outa gas and coffee beans
and outa money, too.
The congress hasn't been much help
and peanuts just won't do,
so Jimmy please be good for us,
and we'll be good for you!
Well my car's a little bit
extravegant, I know,
it's got an air conditioner
and 440 makes it go!
And every time I step on it
it pours the gas right through
and congress doesn't like my car,
but they drive guzzlers, too!
Well Jimmy Carter's leading us from desperation
and he's trying to save the family car
but the road hog is a gasser
and the gas ain't no cheaper
at the rate that we're goin now---we won't go far!
© ron wilson aka vee bdosa the doylestown poet
Jimmy was jes' relaxin' and enjoyin' a little bass fishin' on his pond,
When he was visciously attacked by a killer rabbit from the great beyond!
Now, the secret service fellers had never had to cope with such a situation,
But they gallantly fought it off to protect the leader of this great nation!
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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Jimmy Carter
Former president and peanut farmer
Now builds habitats for humanity
After a one term presidency.
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