POEMS OF GRATITUDE & APPRECIATION > For My Beautiful Teacher
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FOR MY BEAUTIFUL TEACHER


​If I were to thank you
for teaching my children,
you’d say,
“There's nothing to thank me for.
I’m just doing my job.”
 
If I were to thank you
for being such a special person,
you’d say,
“There is nothing to thank me for. 
God made everyone special.”
 
If I were to thank you
for making me feel so welcome and hopeful,
you’d say,
“Oh, it’s our school’s policy.”
 
If I were to thank you
for going that extra mile
to help my children reach their potential,
you’d say,
“There is nothing to thank me for.
It is my duty.”
 
So what can I thank you for?
 
You remind me of a rose.
When I look at one,
I see incredible beauty,
strength, dignity, and wisdom.
I also see gentleness,
tenderness, and compassion. 
 
So I want to simply thank you
for being a beautiful flower in my children’s lives
and in mine.

 
LILIANA KOHANN
 ©Artpeace Publishing 2001

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​"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like
​wrapping a present and not giving it."
—William Arthur Ward

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