Authenticity Characteristic Individuality Poem by Terence George Craddock (Spectral Images and Images Of Light)

those who teach
student lessons
many years passing

with discernment
get a feel
for personalities

authenticity
characteristic
individuality

cherish bond trust

when you teach
students for many
years you read

a lot
of reflective
words

get a feel
of how
individuals

express

themselves
get a sense
what stresses

their thoughts
anger hopes
excitement

bitterness
depression
disappear

each have
a colour
taste flavour

which is
a genuine
sensitivity

artificial flavours
lack a full bodied
stewing of hopes

fears
reflecting
a full

bodied
seasoning
of mind


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