The greatest tribute teachers can receive
is students' mastery of what they teach;
instruction's not just words, we must believe
that future grasp can overtake their reach.
That Mary6 excels is not mere speech,
she's known for sentiment and lovely verse;
her depth of understanding gives to each
response from every reader, few averse.
Her talent is increasingly diverse,
as other forms than sonnets fill her mind,
and now she takes her freedom interspersed,
expressing feelings not to be confined.
She's clever, wise, and always soft of word,
though others know the crown has been conferred.










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