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When a Teacher Retires Part 2

When A Teacher Retires.... Beloved students they suffer a loss and feel deep regret.. For the loss of accumulated knowledge they can no longer get... It pains me to pen these heartfelt lines when a fellow comrade... Reaches the end of a long served career of teaching children... Poignant memories of worthwhile moments are etched timelessly... Making many a student and colleague shed a passing tear... For in celebrating a distinguished career that come to end... It too signifies the breaking of a new dawn for the celebrated one... With much farewell wishes for golden years to come... Suffice to include here some simple prose from students so dear... Bidding goodbye is always tough, Words never prove enough... Saying goodbye is never simple, To a teacher who's so special... To a learned friend, dedicated teacher and fellow colleague... A new world opens like the proverbial oyster to you... All the best for your future undertakings and may you well prosper.. Like in the Star Trek series, henceforth go where you have not gone before...

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Date: 10/8/2015 8:39:00 PM
I did not realize there were 2 parts. This lives up to the first one. The last 2 lines of 3rd stanza are incredibly pretty and the clever ending line gave me a smile. First line, 3rd stanza, I think you wanted 'many', not 'much' because of the word 'wishes' ... CayCay
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Keng Chuan Seng
Date: 10/9/2015 12:39:00 AM
Tq for encouraging comment.... was a prose for retirement... You're right, it was for a friend.....and tq for the error comment.... Cheers and have a nice day where you're!

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