A Teacher Poem by Gajanan Mishra

A teacher has
Taken away
The finger.
The teacher knows
The dream is there,
The history is there.

The true teacher
Is he,
Who gives
And he knows not
How to take.

The true teacher
Knows the strength,
The caliber of the student.

The teacher has
No meaning without
The student.
It is the true student
Who certify the teacher.

I dare not to describe
The quality of the teacher.
But certainly I can say
About the student.

The student after
Giving away his dream
And his future,
Sings the songs of life,
Dance on this earth
Like a victorious emperor.
The air, the water, the light,
The sky and the earth
All are there to enjoy
The company of such creature.