Trembling as it sounds,
Every time the keys play down low,
My life tones & pounds
In its own decrescendo.

Things become shallow,
As blurry as fogged glass.
Can I pull myself out of this hollow
Or wait for time to pass?

Let your encompassing melody
Lift me off my hollow.
I wish to be free
So I can hear your sweet crescendo.

A is for the abundance of questions and yearning

B is for both inward and outward beauty

C is for creative learning

D is for doing it over 'til it's right

E is for the effort you pour into preparing into each night

F is for watching how far we can go

G is for seeing us blossom and grow

H is for reaching for that star so high

I is for imagination, for the courage to try

J is for joy in touching a child's life in a meaningful way

K is for kindness you bring children each day

L is for the love of teaching we see

M is for the "me" you're helping me to be

N is for never being to busy to pray

O is for overcoming our desire to stray

P is for positives you bring to each

Q is for the quintessential way to teach

R is for your willingness to give us a reason

S is for teaching us to appreciate each season

T is for touching those that sit before you

U is for understanding our fear of all that is so new

V is for the vitality you show each day

W is for every wonderment you bring our way

X is for the extra special teacher we see

Y is for our sense of yearning to be, and

Z is for the big "yahoo" sent from your very own "zoo"!