Teachers are always a venerable sort, <br />Happy that I belong to that ‘special' lot, <br />Instilling in young ones - <br />newer insights gleaned, <br />Enriching their lives - <br />with atoms of knowledge pooled, <br />Brightening their paths - <br />with millions of lanterns lit, <br />Rowing them away - <br />from the perilous shoals of life, <br />And leading them to be anchored <br />on safer shores! <br />A teacher sure stands taller above, <br />Every other mortal who serves! ! <br /> <br />She has to play all at once, myriad roles, <br />More of a mentor and not just a tutor, <br />A physician who heals, a nurse who tends, <br />A parent who cares or a pal who shares, <br />A patron who supports or a lawyer who argues, <br />A scholar who learns and a master who trains. <br /> <br />Numerous are the guise she has to don, <br />And cleverer the tricks she has to play, <br />To tackle the wards in her all out care, <br />And launch them out into a world to fare. <br /> <br />As Christ taught his disciples - <br />with parables many, <br />As Socrates instructed the youth - <br />through endless queries, <br />As Sullivan led Keller - <br />to the new dawn of light, <br />As Aesop enlightened the kids - <br />with countless tales, <br />I strive to be a TEACHER. <br />An erudite soul with a mission! <br />A sculptor who sees an angel, <br />veiled within a rock! <br />An architect building an edifice, <br />to last a life time! <br />A warrior uncompromising in war, <br />On Ignorance - the most ignoble foe! <br /> <br />I don't know where I presently stand, <br />Nor know how my students rate me, <br />Though often floundered or failed to act, <br />In the manner I ever so longed to do, <br />I would rather be a TEACHER all my life, <br />A ‘guru' out and out, from hilt to heel! <br /> <br />Though seldom seen in due deference, <br />And the integrity sometimes called to question, <br />Still with pride, would I wear the mantle, <br />Of a ‘Guru' for all eyes to see!<br /><br />Valsa George<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/guru-2/
