Teacher

My Teacher A shepherd of many, a shepherd in all times An intelligent shepherd, a shepherd with great minds Sacrificing and overlooking all your rights You raise a simple mind to greater heights Many great lives you make, by lighting up their life rights Education and wisdom you share making us bright My teacher, I may not pay you back, but your final reward is great Your work is not just a profession, but a calling Holding our lives and protecting them from falling Your sacrifice for us and pains you underwent is what we are enjoying As we sit down, we praise, thank and appreciate you in our thinking The joy and gratitude we have in our hearts for you is overwhelming My teacher, I many not pay you back but your final reward is great Cold mornings, freezing nights and at all times you are with us Holding everything aside, you care for us learners Not expecting payment from us students you sacrifice for us Not only in academics and career, but even talent you natures From the land of illiterate, naive and uncivilized you removed us In the territory of the learned, bright and wise you placed us You are guardian angel, a parent away from home My teacher, I may not pay you back but you reward is great (By Waweru Ngugi)