To celebrate, National Thank A Teacher Day I wrote a new poem about the power of a teacher... with a lot of inspiration from one of my favourite Monty Python scenes from The Life of Brian: What have the Romans ever done for us?
What have the teachers ever done for us?
So they say thank a teacher
but what have they done?
Hugged you when sad?
Cheered when you won?
Magicked a tear
into a grin?
Unearthed a talent?
Lifted your chin?
Invented moments?
A Memory unleashed?
Sparked up the neurons -
a trillion at least?
Steered a bad day
through stormy seas?
Anchored a year
and blessed it with breeze?
But after inspiring
and raising your roar
What are those teachers
really there for?
To personify love
Define your own noun
Alliterate D
“Don’t dull yourself down!”
Multiply trust
Subtract the fear
Dividing regret
Adding a gear
Light up a bulb
Dissect a brain
Classify joy
Hypothesise pain
Teach you to catch
a handful of hope
Showing you how
to ski your own slope
Collage a dream
Painting with pride
Sketch out the truth
that scribbles inside
So yes, thank a teacher
for all that they do
for changing a life
for helping build you
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