A Teacher

A teacher must be blind
to the mistakes that his pupils make
It is up to him to find
And guide his pupils on the path to take

A teacher must be deaf
So that he cannot hear others criticize his pupils
Even when there is not much time left
The teacher will make hope spring eternal

A teacher must be forgetful
So that he will not remember his pupils' wrongs
He only remembers the goodwill
And understands that mistakes will make you strong

A teacher must be thankful
For through his children he continually learns
That sometimes it truly is wonderful
What we can achieve if we make it happen

How much do You love me, God?

I saw Him nailed to the cross, bleeding
All I could do was just stand there, weeping
They poked and prodded Him to be sure
He was entirely still, barely a murmur
It was too much for me to see
I cried out to them, leave Him be
They ignored me with their vengeful cries
I ran up to Him and looked at his eyes
"How much do you love me, God? " I asked
"This much" He replied
With that, He stretched his arms and died.

Last Day...

We were seated in the hall
It was so quiet, you could hear a pin fall.
We were waiting anxiously and impatiently
For the results of our PSLE.

My principal began his speech in earnest
But all we wanted was for him to tell us the passes
We waited and waited with bated breath
For me, it was like approaching death!

“100% passes for the merged stream”,
Upon hearing that, we let out a collective scream.
We hugged each other and cried openly,
The end was finally here to set us free.

As I walked up to my classroom for one last time,
I could not help but turn back time.
I remembered the days spent in my classroom
The countless times we made my teacher fume!

We made many new friends and learnt many important lessons,
We had also received many presents,
I would never forget how my teacher scolded me,
Our class was quite naughty, one would agree

But my teacher never gave up on us,
She did her job without much fuss.
She sacrificed her own family time,
To make up on our lost time.

For this reason alone, I shall be grateful,
And always to her I shall be thankful.
Thank you Evergreen and thank you teacher,
For making me realize my dreams and shaping my future. 

A poem for Mr Tan Kah Teo

To the man whom I hold in the highest regard
A man who deserves respect, some may tend to forget
Now is the time for you to sit back and slow down your pace


Knowledge gained in a caring place
A vision we must uphold, you repeatedly stress
How are we going to do without you?


To give credit where credit is due
Evergreen and its people will definitely miss you
Our school will never forget you, this is true.

A sinner's prayer

Forgive me Father, for I have sinned,
I honestly do not know where to begin
I was consumed by greed and lust
I wanted to get everything with minimum fuss
Despite their pleas,I ignored my loved ones
i indulged and devoted myself to mindless fun
I treated my family with contempt and sneers
I even reduced my sweet child to tears
I was single minded in my goal and ambition
Money gave me the most satisfaction
But now here I am desolate and broken down
Without a soul to call my own
I have lost everything and gained nothing
Amid all this gloom, there came something
An angel flew down and comforted me
He opened his mighty wings and embraced me
"God loves you very much" he told me
"Even after what I have done?" I asked fearfully
The angel looked at me with great wisdom
"There shall be no greater joy than when the prodigal son comes home"

The road before me is long

The road before me is long

But I know I must be strong

At times, my anger may consume me

But I must never let it control me

I will learn to open my mind

And see that everything will be fine

Anything is possible with love

Coupled with guidance from above

Although the wound has healed,

The scars remained

Reminding me of my past mistakes

Of which I will no longer partake

The road before me may be long

But I know that I can do no wrong.

Departure

She looked down at him in her grey misty eyes
and let out a soft sigh
"I remembered the first time you came,
but now you are no longer the same,
I fed you and gave you so much,
it was only your heart that i longed to touch.
Why must you leave me now,
shouldn't you be reaping the seeds you sow?"

The man looked up to her and sobbed,
"Don't you know that i feel robbed?
Can't you see how much i loved you,
i did so much for you.
Despite all this, only one thing stands true,
It is not I who have changed,
but you."