A beloved teacher, caretaker and custodian

Our lives would have never been the same

Without all the memories you left behind

For when we were teenagers in our prime

You let our spirits and souls unwind We got scolded many a time in class When we did not heed your advice We rebelled against your rules But our respect for you was never concise

You gave us freedom to be ourselves But you always kept a watchful eye For given the girls that we were in school

One can never let their confidence on us rely

It was the best days of our school life Grade nine, ten and eleven Doubts were amok whether we will ever survive the O/Levels

But your faith in us helped us leaven

When we were mad about celebrities Going nuts about Cricket

You simply joined in the fun

For you too enjoyed many a gossip snippet

We were a bunch of imps

But you made us settle down

We were immature and crazy But in our madness, you never let us drown

When we walked up the path behind you

On the seventeenth of June, to where you finally lay

We were crying a river inside of us For there was nothing more to say May you be at peace wherever you are For you deserve nothing more A beloved teacher, caretaker and custodian

Of our reminiscences of yore