an ode,
to the untiring
pursuit for knowledge;
the acceptance
that one has to learn
and embrace experience
from one end to another
all of it —
the good, the bad
the wins, the losses
laughter and tears
mistakes
heartbreaks

the chase for wisdom
and love surpassing;
the kind that
stays calm
in a wicked storm
and remains kind
to all beings
through time succeeding
and days proceeding

to the calloused hands
that work
through written prose,
history inked
in strewn sheets
that leave trails
to teach the young,
protect the vulnerable;
a guide to the blind
a voice to the mute
courage to the daunted
a muse
to the poets and painters
a lyric
that echoes across the ages
kindling, inspiring,
awakening a life
in constant
metamorphosis