George Bush seems to have collected some major brownie points in Pakistan for this poem to have been in an 11th grade textbook, as a part of the English curriculum.
THE LEADER by anonymous
P atient and steady with all he must bear,
R eady to meet every challenge with care,
E asy in manner, yet solid as steel,
S trong in his faith, refreshingly real.
I sn't afraid to propose what is bold,
D oesn't conform to the usual mould,
E yes that have foresight, for hindsight won't do,
N ever backs down when he sees what is true,
T ells it all straight, and means it all too.
G oing forward and knowing he's right,
E ven when doubted for why he would fight,
O ver and over he makes his case clear,
R eaching to touch the ones who won't hear.
G rowing in strength he won't be unnerved,
E ver assuring he'll stand by his word.
W anting the world to join his firm stand,
B racing for war, but praying for peace,
U sing his power so evil will cease,
S o much a leader and worthy of trust,
H ere stands a man who will do what he must.
I am for some reason reminded of Chris Rock's quote of the year-
"you know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the US of arrogance, Germany does not want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named Bush, Dick and Colon."
7 comments:
LOL! Good one Id.
OMG....you are so right.
I liked your teacher series. And thanks for the corrective comment on my blog.
great blog!.....
I can't say that I'm crazy about the poem, but my favorite part of this post is what Chris Rock said.
Chirs Rock sure rocks !!!
Thanks for posting on my site. Nice Chris Rock addition. You are right on that point. We are only going to get crazier or should I say the world is going to get crazier. If you can see the big picture, truly see it objectively, the world or should I say the US has gone mad!
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