To Mr. Gomoll

Even though I graduated

From Dubuque Senior High

My alma mater will stay with me

Until the day I die

Now that I am moving on

I will travel to great heights

I could not have made it this far

Without my favorite teacher touching my heart

My life’s role model

Gave me the motivation to pursue

All of my hopes and dreams

To be a great teacher like him

I cannot thank him enough

For everything he’s done

Touching many lives

Forever he will number one!



Reviews

[whispereversolightly]

I really enjoyed this, The flow and the rhymes. So nicely written.

[Caleb Pendleton]

hmm, very impressive maintaining of rhythm. The line three of stanza 2, lines three and four in stanza 3, and lines three and four of stanza 4 all don't roll off the tongue like they should. Read these lines out loud and see if there's anything to that you can change to make sure the meter is maintained. Look at the number of syllables in each line and how you pair lines together if you're stuck. Otherwise, very touching and inspiring poem. I hope your teacher feels honored to have had a student like you.