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The Teacher of Nature

by 13bheckman

The wind may blow The sun may scortch The rain may poor The thunder may howl But still the tree will stand The days may blur The grades may sink The pens may run dry The student may shout But still a Teacher will try Both will never give up to the changes of the season Both will never stop reaching for the impossible Both will never be unnecessary Both are a beginning...
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samueltfranklin
As a teacher myself, I can definitely relate to this. Oftentimes there is simply nothing to do but make like a tree and weather the storm. Categorizing trees as a beginning, though, is an interesting notion--usually, one might think of the seed as the beginning, but trees, like anything, are not in themselves an end-result--they continue influencing and creating things long after they have grown. I really enjoy this poem--thanks for sharing.

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