This is a favorite of mine. It was my farewell letter as PTO president when I "retired" a couple of years ago. Now I'm president again and I'm glad those bridges are there! I think it's a nice sentiment for the teachers. Even though their school is closing, they have built bridges for their students and they will be with them always.


The Bridge Builder

An old man, going a lone highway,

Came at the evening, cold and gray,

To a chasm, vast and deep and wide

Through which was flowing a sullen tide.

The old man crossed in the twilight dim;

The sullen stream had no fears for him;

But he turned when safe on the other side

And built a bridge to span the tide.

"Old Man," said a fellow pilgrim near,

"You are wasting strength with building here;

Your journey will end with the ending day;

You never again must pass this way;

You have crossed the chasm, deep and wide -

Why build you the bridge at the eventide?"

The builder lifted his old gray head;

"Good friend, in the path I have come," he said,

"There followeth after me today

A youth whose feet must pass this way,

This chasm that has been naught to me

To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be.

He, too, must cross in the twilight dim;

Good friend, I am building the bridge for him!"

-- Will Allen Dromgoole

Here is one I found in an earlier post.

Teacher, You are a Treasure

You are not the kind of
Teacher who only teaches
The things written on paper...
You taught me how to live life
and how to think for myself.
I can never repay you.
I can only thank you
and try to make you proud of me.
You are a treasure that can never be forgotten.

If you don't like that one, try doing a search using the keyword poem. You should get a lot to choose from.

Susanne

I know it's a holiday weekend, but I know someone out there can help! Our school is closing and aside from the parents and kids being a mess...we feel so bad for our teachers. Does anyone have a great little goodbye poem or sentiment to pass on to our wonderful teachers?

Thanks