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I'm Pat Mora and I'm going to read a poem from
Dizzy: Love Poems
Ode to Teachers. I remember the first day
how I look down hoping you wouldn't see me
and when I glanced up I saw your smile
shining like a soft light
from deep inside you
I'm listening you encouraged us
come on join our conversation
let us hear your neon certainties
thorny doubts tangled angers
but for weeks I hid inside
I read
and reread your notes praising my writing
and you whispered we need you in your stories and questions
that like a fresh pack will take us to the new
vistas.
slowly your faith grew
into my courage and for you
instead of handing you a note
or apple or flowers I raised my hand
I carry your smile
and faith inside like I carry my dog's face,
my sisters laugh, creamy melodies,
the softness of sunrise, steady blessings of stars,
autumn smell of gingerbread,
the security of a sweater
on a chilly day