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Poems about leaders honor the courage, vision, and determination of those who inspire and guide others.
These verses may pay tribute to historical figures, trailblazers, and those who lead with integrity and compassion. Poets often use imagery to depict effective leadership qualities, such as courage in the face of challenges, empathy for others, and the ability to unite communities.
Through these poems, writers remind readers of the significance of leadership in shaping a brighter future.
‘Character of the Happy Warrior’ by William Wordsworth is a poem about what it means to be a “happy warrior” and what the elements of this kind of person’s life would be.
Who is the happy Warrior? Who is he
That every man in arms should wish to be?
—It is the generous Spirit, who, when brought
Among the tasks of real life, hath wrought
Upon the plan that pleased his boyish thought:
‘A Nation’s Strength’ by William Ralph Emerson asks readers to consider what it is that makes a country great and why countries fail.
What makes a nation's pillars high
And its foundations strong?
What makes it mighty to defy
The foes that round it throng?
‘We See You’ is a powerful declaration of support for women’s football and a celebration of the people who make the game great.
That rain-heavy, leather ball your left foot smashed a century ago
has reached us here, and so we see you, Lily Parr,
in hindsight’s extra time; linked to our female, family chain
of passing forwards… to Mary Phillip, first black Captain
‘Easter, 1916’ is a reflection on the events surrounding the Easter Rising, an armed insurrection that began in Dublin on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916.
I have met them at close of day
Coming with vivid faces
From counter or desk among grey
Eighteenth-century houses.
‘On Easter Day’ by Oscar Wilde asks readers to consider how Christian teachings align with the modern-day Pope. It’s about the importance of not putting man-made desires and institutions ahead of God.
The silver trumpets rang across the Dome:
The people knelt upon the ground with awe:
And borne upon the necks of men I saw,
Like some great God, the Holy Lord of Rome.
‘To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth’ is a eulogy written by the African-American poet Phillis Wheatley. This poem glorifies the humanitarian Earl for his contribution to the abolitionist cause.
Hail, happy day, when, smiling like the morn,
Fair Freedom rose New-England to adorn:
The northern clime beneath her genial ray,
Dartmouth, congratulates thy blissful sway:
‘This Sacred Scene’ is a powerful and inspiring call for Americans who wish to overcome division and hate to make the country a better place.
We gather at this hallowed place because we believe in the American dream.
We face a race that tests if this country we cherish shall perish from the earth and if our earth shall perish from this country.
It falls to us to ensure that we do not fall, for a people that cannot stand together, cannot stand at all.
We are one family, regardless of religion, class, or color.
‘Epitaph on a Tyrant’ by W.H. Auden is a thoughtful poem written at the beginning of WWII. The piece describes a tyrant’s beliefs and his power over everything around him.
And the poetry he invented was easy to understand;
He knew human folly like the back of his hand,
In life’s pursuit, ambition blinds. Johnson’s ‘The Vanity of Human Wishes’ expose human folly, urging reflection on transient desires and the pursuit of lasting contentment.
Let observation with extensive view,
Survey mankind, from China to Peru;
Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife,
And watch the busy scenes of crowded life;
‘Mass Transit Buses’ by Gabriel Okara is a short poem that uses the example of a mass transit system to show how promises by politicians are rarely kept and how corruption derails plans.
The governor's exhortations
Were their launching pad!
Away they careered!
The masses cheered!
Amanda Gorman’s ‘Chorus of the Captains’ is an occasional poem written for and performed at the 52nd Super Bowl. It describes the work of three American heroes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today we honor our three captains
For their actions and impact in
A time of uncertainty and need.
They’ve taken the lead,
‘The Past Values’ provides a critical commentary on society’s dissonance of certain events and urges readers to abhor war’s consequences.
Alas for the sad standards
In the eyes of the old masters
Sprouting through glaze of their pictures!
‘Success is counted sweetest’ by Emily Dickinson is a thoughtful poem about success. It emphasizes the fact that one must lose something in order to truly appreciate it.
Success is counted sweetest
By those who ne'er succeed.
To comprehend a nectar
Requires sorest need.
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