Teachers

"You are the molders of their dreams.

The Gods who build across their young beliefs of right and wrong

You are the spark that sets aflame the poet's hand

or lights the flame of some great singer's song.

You are the God of the young, the very young

You are the guardian of a million dreams

Your every smile or frown can heal or pierce a heart.

Yours are a hundred lives a thousand lives

Yours the pride of loving them and the sorrow, too

Your patient work, your touch

Make you the Gods of hope who fill their souls with dreams

To make those dreams come true."

Read by Guy Doud