Dedicated To A Teacher

L.B. at 3 Ring Binder has written this beautiful poetry dedicated to Prof. John Lewis.

Unexpected Poetry
Dedicated to Dr. John Lewis
A faded green volume falls open in his hand,
Cradling the book with the tips of his fingers,
He intones, Herein lies the beginnings of Man:
Of Thought, of Reason! And here, he lingers.
Reciting the essence of poets long past,
His eyes smiling with a knowing regard;
Time, onto which the passages cast
Light, once dismissed as dark and hard.
Effortlessly finding the work of his desire;
Feathery pages belie their own true weight.
His oration delivered with glee and with fire –
Virtue! The Archaic Greeks did contemplate!
But some subtler poetry lies in his reverent look,
And tenderness for his slender, well-loved book.

I have briefly met Dr Lewis a couple of times at Duke University at Objectivist organized events, but he was not a speaker at any of those events. I, however, have watched his videos at the April and 4th July Tea Parties and was impressed with the passion and clarity of principles he brought to his speeches and his interview by Andy Clarkson at the Charlotte Capitalist. I have no doubt that he is an awesome teacher.

Any Duke students out there go ahead and take a course he is offering this Fall (if they are not filled up already!).