The Heart of a Teacher

Her heart of unfading patience,
Guides them up the steepest slope,
Holding their hands from step to step,
Never letting them go astray.

Her heart of unfeigned love,
So strong yet never revealed,
Quietly labouring behind the scenes,
Never hoping to be repaid.

Her heart of unshakable strength,
Full steam at sea through rain or shine,
Like an unsinkable ship never deterred,
Never surrendering to icebergs nor waves.

At times her heart of mortality,
Ignites fiercely into flame,
When her sacrifices and endless efforts,
Are counted as dung in their ignorant eyes.

Yet her heart of incomparable understanding,
Tries to see from their point of view,
One film she longs so much to witness,
Is a scene of their piece of mind.

Her heart of enduring hope,
Prays for their success and happiness,
Hoping they would run the path she earnestly paved,
Reaching the finishing line with flying colours.

The heart of a teacher,
Has yet to be defined,
Yet its outcome all can testify,
Its reward exceeding silver and gold.