Poems of Optimism/To the teachers of the young

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122753Poems of Optimism — To the teachers of the youngElla Wheeler Wilcox

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!