a child's mind is a canvas and there are two painters here
they fashion it with love and paint it with care
one is a teacher,the tools used are books,music and art
one , a parent with guiding hands, a gentle and loving heart
day after the day the teacher paints with the touch neat and skilled
the parent labors side by side and all the values filled
the parent is honest,open and shares from the heart
the teacher teaches not just from the book but life where we are
it's the parent who's patient even in stress
it's the teacher who never gives less than the very best
the parent and the teacher are kind and wise
they care for the child and wear no disguise
and when they finish with their final touch on the child
they form a precious portrait of a beautiful mind
and each agrees it wouldn't have been better if one had worked alone
for behind the teacher stands the school and behind the parent,home