Appreciation Teacher Poems

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D•isciplinarian and teacher extraordinaire 
A man after God's own heart who is strict but fair
D•idn't go to college but he has a shed load of...

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Tiny hands
Pure hearts
Silly smiles
Footprint art
Cheerful shrieks
New found words
Belly laughs
Singing heard
As I open up the door
These are the sounds I hear
And everyday it gives me a...

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With gentle words and steady hands
her work is filled with love
She meets the tasks her role commands
then soars so far above

With rows of little desks...

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A teacher's spirit flows with unique beats,
A rhythm that flows with passion and repeats,
For every pupil who walks down the corridor,
A world of inspiration they...

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A gift to behold  

Who are you we wondered,
Where your path leads, we thought
I knew what we wanted, couldn’t envisage
Then we surrendered…

When in pain,...

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I spent almost 40 years teaching students with Autism…
and almost every time I welcomed new students I found this to be true:
I’d be told by...

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(Rinpoche in Sarnath, 1987)

That’s What A Buddha’s Like

It’s hard to know where to start
when talking about the ineffable.

Maybe starting at the end is best.

It’s taken...

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Re-hydrate, sipping coffee,
Old teachers, you see,
Inhale fragrance divine,
Caffeine breath, not wine,
Iced coffee, or latte?
Like my beans?  I say,
Blending as one,
Sipping coffee, fun,
Addiction of our...

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Yes?
Question?
Please go on.
What's subjective?
When one applies one.
For my part. For myself?
Correct. You apply yourself.
Is that an abstract, or is not?
Well, for it is not an...

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Headstrong, with an ageless broken heart,
I erased the memories of childhood,
And painted them back in frail colors, blushing pinks,
Pastels like jewels fading from my trembling...

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Amazed to learn about the Almighty’s goodness
Blest hearts of ours praise God with gratefulness
Cared for by teachers who instill wisdom’s fullness…

Dear mentors, thanks so much...

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To the eyes which guided us
through the dark and the light;
Which watched our smiles 
and twinkled at the alluring sight.

To the voice which pacified us
through...

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I am quiet and drunk and a broken friend
In front of my teacher, more fascinated than before

I asked the world of lovers the meaning of...

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Our real master Teaches the beauty
free as a bird Flying on the heights
Sans fear of making a mistake, or falling...

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