Living
To the Teachers of the Young
From Poems of Optimism (1913)
Living
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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Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. “To the Teachers of the Young.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wilcox/586/.
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Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. “To the Teachers of the Young.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wilcox/586/.
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