Teachers, Rockstars Poem by John Sensele

A teacher inducts learners
Into the knowledge, skill, affection hall of fame
Where learners transmute into income earners
Adding belief, value and honour to their name.

A teacher conducts his oral orchestra
Nurturing culture, horticulture and agriculture
In the caring and compassionate classroom opera
Which spawns nursing, teaching, engineering and aquaculture.

A teacher praises students and raises
Morale, nudging, cajoling and chiding
Where necessary and appraises
Performance, sending discouragement into hiding.

A teacher delights minds
Putting ignorance and illiteracy to flight
Guiding behavior, correcting errors he finds
In essays and sums until minds exude delight.

A teacher inspires learners and retires
Discouragement they feel
When ignorance fires salvos and tires
Minds which the teacher's skill and empathy heal.