Poem: “To the teachers of the young” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Poems Of Optimism

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To the teachers of the young

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How large thy task, O teacher of the young,
To take the ravelled threads by parents flung
With careless hands, and through consummate care
To weave a fabric, fine and firm and fair.
God’s uncompleted work is thine to do—
Be brave and true!

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