Ode to a Teacher

a poem by Gummadapu Narasimha Rao

Teacher, adorable and affable architect of nation
Torchbearer of society, that spreads illumination,
Exponent of scholastic and pedantic information
Unique and serene person, of firm determination,
Minds not he privileges, of ephemeral reputation
Stands as replica of sacred and simple habitation.

Mediocre teacher mechanically tells his students
Sincere teacher effectively illustrates his taughts,
Great teacher patiently explains, able his trainees
Genius teacher spiritually educates his educatees,
Superior teacher touches, the hearts his inceptors
Supreme teacher inspires spry souls, his scholars.

Good teacher to his sane wards instantly teaches
Never his calibre straight, student minds reaches,
Better teacher! with valour to his end holds reins
To barren arid and parched fields he brings rains,
Best teacher pats pupils to puts on the right track
Through his placid erudition, sets spiritual spark.

Teacher folds students as genial citizens of nation
Moulds, future epoch within the walls by caution,
Prompts good conduct among pupils by devotion
Sows seeds secular upon teens minds of emotion,
Guides statesmen! through action and perception
Inspires patriotic, fervour the national integration.

Teacher imparts erudition for constructive deeds
Adds, wisdom to knowledge to cuts social needs,
Creates, academic sprit that lets out latent talents
Incites, ideas of fraternity, among those students,
Plays, crucial role to treads them on path dignity
Edifice qualities, cut his lore philanthropic entity.

Teacher yore epoch encyclopaedia of knowledge
Played best role over all uplift, with loud pledge,
Shouldered duty of sincere shepherd just wizard
As placid surveyor averted people sordid hazard,
Healed psycho and physical wounds akin doctor
Men of varied treated him the destined protector.

Teacher ancient glanced in hand with bent cane
What though intention holding stave really sane,
All trades tardily taught that the genius versatile
Took up, entire burden in gaiety mood of gentle,
Spent dawn to dusk, thriving disciple prosperity
Always viewed, as stubborn soldier of solidarity.

Teacher, in olden days toiled unmindful of pains
For bright future stayed with pupils better gains,
Verdict of teacher was, just that merit certificate
By core contentment completed course intricate,
Ardent harbinger, showered the sober behaviour
To such bards society extended love of souvenir.

Teacher of recent era scans lore decent intricate
Budges with taughts, to avert riddles of delicate,
Peruses, the pulse and imparts right information
Comes down students level fix prudent direction,
Explains His’ insatiable astute thirst of longing
Splendid pursuits he holds! burning for learning.

Teacher! implants habits polite in tainted hearts
Valiantly he sets, colossal calamities alike traits,
Sets the students aloof from those sordid trends
Rejects futile acts akin of that ingratitude minds,
Holds touch with federations feeding modernity
Translates, his apt thoughts with touch of parity.

Teacher stream of curves for the creative realms
And succeeds installing all novel renewed thrills,
Takes, cute pains for absolute control on subject
High order on new trends makes dynamic object,
As the knight, asserts discipline through cajoling
Showers mercy just, mother by his tender lulling.

Teacher venerated rarely taunts his good students
He feigns as though he is a furious lion of haunts,
Scolding his psycho mould binds that betterment
Blessing in disguise helps secure sane attainment,
Admonition forms, on his part bonds with taught
Such teacher fair, folds perennial passion fraught.

A dullard teacher, all times accounts just dastard
A wise teacher tends offer lore message standard,
A serene teacher takes wards into world of trance
A noble teacher paves, pat way free from menace,
A lazy teacher enters, the class with out rehearsal
A committed teacher finds blithe for deep perusal.

Teacher seldom tends, physical help good indeed
Consistent incredible intellectual help better feed
Contextual spiritual help, the best eternal attitude,
Teachers chisel moulding student a fine rectitude
Strains of teacher end in carving candid structure
That teacher! emits fragrance, blends with nature.

Teachers kinship, with students primly academic
The end ironically results in sane bond scholastic,
Time! the real vital force and altars their position
Fortune of student! may push to place reputation,
Even then, the teacher stands supreme to student
Then! teachers heart gratifies a dream of prudent.

Student hides events with teacher dainty treasure
Such memories remain ardent perpetual pleasure,
Noble love of student upon teacher not be hidden
Loyal self-revelation touch teachers feet sudden,
Able not digest students love tears of joy roll out
That student in teachers mind dwell through out.

Teacher – taught bondage remain, the everlasting
Lays mutual indelible impression on the longing,
Yearns for progress of the student really credible
Reposes faith in teacher as father, highly reliable,
Non-attachment true love blabs, their association
Affection attains steep through deep consultation.

Teacher’s meditation, for healthy society obvious
Innocent punishes by lawyer’s argument dubious,
Edifices collapse, at selfish service of an engineer
Breathing of infelicitous stops, if doctor fails seer,
Trivial follies of teacher! spoil future generations
Similar phenomenal features exist among nations.

Teacher! holds no concern student’s background
Through passion all his students entwine around,
Holds not narrow notions caste, creed and region
But tunes integration by harmony of all religions,
As almighty the teacher preaches adage precepts
Enchant able axioms of universal peace concepts.

Teacher’s credit of noble teaching attains divinity
Student grows as the dynamic posture of nobility,
All realise significance of the teacher’s company
If not whole society cuts itself into deity of puny,
Thus teacher beholds symbol of light and delight
Scans as elite pedant, amidst elated stars twilight.