Ode to Teacher

She holds my hand
And takes me
At learning's gate
With her eyes lovingly cast on me.

She has great dreams for me
Which shine through her words
And then its exhilarating
As she takes me to new worlds.

She knows me
more than I know myself.
She unfurls talents
I never knew I possessed

She teaches me
That life isn't fair
It isn't happiness,luck
And success throughout

And when it gets dark,
She is that candle burning
in a corner
giving me hope.

And when I fall
She doesn't pick me up,
But waits till I rise myself
And then gives me a hug.

She needn't say anything to me,
We understand each other completely
It's just her presence,her smile
Which makes me go miles.

And when we finally separate
It does hurt a lot.
But I smile at her
For she has taught me never to cry

How can I forget
Anything she taught,
For she taught them
With love.

Reviews

[¿]

Congratulations on getting selected at the Launch Pad volume 1 and for becoming a published writer sooner!😊

[Anvaya]

Thanks a lot.

[¿]

Wc......!!

[Anvaya]

I am Anvaya from India. Poetry is genre of this poem.

[benedict]

You must love that teacher a lot. Did she ever read your poetry?

[Anvaya]

Oh wow! You guessed right. This is my third grade teacher who first encouraged me to write. She retired this year, so wrote it for her.

[benedict]

The teachers I usually love most are the ones who care about what I care about.

[Anvaya]

True same here.

[benedict]

My Orchestra teacher helped me create a LGBTQ support group for Middle school and she didn't even have to. I can't believe how nice people can be

[Anvaya]

Youve got to believe it. You saw it and eyes dont usually lie.

[benedict]

hah. I agree