Short Jimmy Carter Poems

Jimmy Carter
Former president and peanut farmer
Now builds habitats for humanity
After a one term presidency....

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Mr. Jimmy Carter was a peanut farmer
   When he smiled, he was quite a charmer

He'd grin and say that whenever he was feeling down
   He'd take up a noble cause -- THAT would never let him down

                  February 03, 2019
 Inspired by Line Gauthier's "Something Bigger than Myself" contest
             -- but not a contest entry...

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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
© All Rights Reserved...

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First Black American Secretary of State, COLIN POWELL, (1937-2021)
Served in the G. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Carter administrations,
He said, “Success is the result of hard work…and learning from failure,”
His hobby was restoring old cars; hardly knew the meaning of vacations. 

written January 20, 2022
especially for "A Celebrity Epitaph" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Michelle Faulkner...

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A king is also a man with single mind,
People in the kingdom with many minds,
The pool of minds of people,stronger than the king's sometimes,
"Your strength to compensate my weaknesses,
Your wisdom to help to minimize my mistakes",
To the hearts of his people President Jimmy Carter once spoke,
Kings have wiser,advisors,
People are the supervisors,
If the king ignores the verses of both,
The king is walking along the disastrous path!...

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John Carter was a gifted child
who came from a long line of red beet farmers
they were known for being the first to deliver beets 
by ships, trains, planes and by way of harbor
And every beet in the market has a stamp marked Carter,
he was also a charmer who honed his talents off the farm and in the parlor
a scholar and farmer who made a million dollars, 
got married, had a son and named him Jimmy Carter
who grew up to be a famous peanut farmer etc......

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Sometimes we dream
  Sometimes we do
Which one's for you?

President Jimmy Carter
  Made speech after speech
Do you recall one word he said?
  Just who did he reach?

Then he left office
  Picked up a shovel
Built homes for the poor
  Replaced huts and hovels

Jimmy Carter made speeches
  Mere promises, 'preaches'
Then he built homes for the poor
  Changed folks' lives; that's for sure

Sometimes we dream
  Sometimes we do
Which one's for you?...

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We laughed at Jimmy Carter
When he “lusted in his heart,” 
But sticking to his thoughts alone
Was noble, just and smart.

As one by one our idols drop
From allegations’ pricks,
It seems no one’s exempt
In show biz, news or politics.

Each day reveals a brand-new name
Of somebody accused.
The president, who led the list,
Must surely be amused.

But all the would-be victims
From when Carter was the prez
Should be grateful he controlled himself.
(At least that’s what he says.)...

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