Veruschka Pandey, Class 8, The International School Bangalore (TISB), Bengaluru
You went at my pace. You taught me how to tie my own shoelace You reminded me it isn’t a race. You illuminated my day with your face I was a layered, a deep sea Nobody dared to dive within me For I acted rooted and wise as a tree But you uncovered underwater treasures which I now see I was a lonely cloud who thought of themselves as contentless and light But you made me see, gave me sight You made me cross over all my frights You made me culminate all the might I was a thorny garden, lush, large and green But nobody could enter since I would prick, I was mean At such times, you were very keen And entered this garden, to find roses nobody had seen When I didn’t know myself, you knew me You planted knowledge in me like a tree You told me who I am even when I didn’t agree Dear teachers, I am your true devotee