TheTeacher, something new. For your consideration.

[Bill “Papa” Lee]

Something new, just hoping I still have the gift to write. 

The Teacher

The teacher sits before us,
With silver in his hair.
Is it he, who once was gifted,
Is it he, now seated there? 

He once inspired the classroom,
Now students pause to wonder.
Has age robbed his fertile mind,
Or robbed his voice like thunder?

Can he, now slumped before us,
Rise from his present chair? 
Could even the gifted surgeon,
His broken frame repair? 

Why did this class, he schedule?
Why did he dare appear?
Why would himself embarrass,
Or even call us here? 

With only a cane to lift him,
A deep breath, and heavy sigh.
As once again his students,
Are forced to question; WHY? 

Then on his lips, a quiet prayer,
That God might give him strength.
For that and more were needed,
For a class of such great length! 

Then suddenly the man appears,
That before we could not see.
His voice as loud as thunder,
The man that used to be. 

With every passing hour,
His strength more quickly grows.
From whence this power comes,
Only God and Heaven knows? 

Pain nor age were not enough
To keep him from his task.
As once again we witnessed,
The teacher rise at last! 

Time and age may claim him,
And take his voice away.
But neither had their victory,
Over "Our Teacher", on this day! 

William E Lee
October 12, 2018

As always, forgive any spelling errors, errors in grammar, and errors in punctuation, as I am no scholar. 

Edited October 22, 2018 by Bill “Papa” Lee

[Jeanne]

You write beautifully...and with your heart and your truth.  Love it!

[The Nehor]

I like it. I would fix “sliver” to “silver” though as that made me have to reread to be sure what was meant.

[Guest]

6 hours ago, The Nehor said:

I like it. I would fix “sliver” to “silver” though as that made me have to reread to be sure what was meant.

Thanks, hope I have it correct now. Odd how spell check only works if you misspell the right word wrong, and never when you spell the wrong word right. 

[Guest]

On October 21, 2018 at 2:03 PM, Jeanne said:

You write beautifully...and with your heart and your truth.  Love it!

Age ushers in more emotion, and with more emotion, deeper meaning, deeper meaning, deeper truth, deeper truth, to real truth. Or so I hope! 

[katherine the great]

On 10/21/2018 at 1:31 AM, Bill "Papa" Lee said:

Something new, just hoping I still have the gift to write. 

Beautiful Papa!

[Guest]

On October 25, 2018 at 4:57 PM, katherine the great said:

Beautiful Papa!

Thanks KTG, miss your balance here. Post more (if you have time?) I know all would enjoy it.