Thank You, Teacher

This poem was written to express appreciation for all teachers.

Thank You, Teacher

Teachers all on knowledge dine
And they unlock their students' minds.

So they can reach the path divine
We really are a special kind.

We are mentors that push student's yearning

We teach them how to read.

Then they can always read for learning.

We really are a special breed.

We are like shepherds guiding sheep
Showing them how to take the right path.

Without our nurture they would sadly creep

Through all the world unending wrath.

Yes, teachers, turn the pages
Of many wonderful books.
Our training reaches down through the ages

We teach our pupils for knowledge to look.

Thank you, dear teacher, 
For all you have done.
In a world of so many
You are a special one.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Chris]

Pros: I like the thoughts you expressed ...and I know the value of concerned and caring teachers. Cons: The cadence of some of the poem's lines felt off - like stumbling beats, when I read aloud - readily correctable. The rhyming was fair but expected though the pattern wasn't consistent throughout.

[Julia Shaw]

Thanks for you thoughts. I am always trying to improve since I was a teacher.