The Best Teacher Poem by Raihana Abdul Jabbar

From within, for a teacher,
Praise of him, in a singular letter.
Austere and unyielding, no less,
Yet, in his manners lay, a soft gentleness.
Perseverance, hard work and honesty,
Pleases him, it's a surety.
From innocuous swimming electrons,
To deathly x-ray photons.
His lectures are never a bore,
All he wants is us to score.
Lighting unused neuronal circuits,
He prompts to learn from faults,
Like the rare colorful agate stone by the river,
In a rumble of pebbles, he stands out ever.
Thanks are due,
For a plant wouldn't grow,
Without a conscientious gardener.