Inspirational Teacher Poems

In days of yore, when wisdom's mantle shone
Teachers were revered, their honor like a throne
Despite meager pay, they earned respect and fame
As bookcraft wise men,...

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I stand as a teacher, distinct and apart
A beacon of passion, with a zealous heart
My craft, a calling, that fuels my every fire
I will not...

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Bee-lieve


In the pines, in the pines, 
There lived a bee who shivered the whole night through.
His hair was dyed, his enormous size,
Meant he didn’t have...

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Your teaching is my inspiration,
True narration of nature’s translation and transformation.
You teach me from general to exception,
Love your way of superficial and superfluous explanations.
You encourage...

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More than any master,
More than any preacher,
You are the best guide!
Yes! You are the best teacher.

Any excess of summer,
And you cool down as rain.
When the...

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In the journey of life, when paths seem unclear,
Take up the book, let wisdom appear.
With stick in hand, carve your own way,
Through challenges and trials,...

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Allow the rain 
Hunt for berries
Echoes cast our shadows
Accept the start
Deduce the summer nights

Lemon scented mead
Initiate the Eclipse
Escape the Bunker
Silver snow storms with warm shelter

Protect...

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Born in New England in the wake of the Civil War,
Her folks fled Irish famine and landed on our shore.
At age five, she took sick,...

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Was it a sheer accident that I became a poet?
Poetry, I didn’t pursue, rather it cropped up
As a late-night guest, quite unexpected.
A teacher’s career, I...

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A wise old man
standing up there, 
on the cliffs, thinking
about all his life and mistakes.
Everything he did wrong, 
everything he did right.

A sad and honorable...

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My lovely student , 
Stand up and concentrate your arms like a kangaroo, 
Which is feeding well in your neibouring zoo, 
Jump and capture your ...

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blessed* beyond measure
building lives, bowing to God
bountiful heart serves.

*Psalm 40:4 Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust… 

February 11, 2023
Senryu midst dramatic...

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 To thee, O LORD, I 
Lift up my soul O my God
trusting thee: let me 
Be not be ashamed, let not mine
 Enemies triumph...

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New day,
Same people,
Different encounters,
Smiling faces,
Straight looks,
Together in a space,
Eyes fixed on you,
Ears wide open,
Minds set on the table,
Waiting to be fed,
Some craving for an overflow,
Some...

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We show them the way,
We clear the path for them,
We pull them out of obscurity,
Into the threshold of success,
They're excited at this point,
They are propelled...

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