Language Teachers for Nonkilling, by Francisco Gomes de Matos
Language Teachers,
the beginnings of your field are a fascinating mystery
for over 25 centuries you have served Humankind
in your beautiful language-and-culture-building history
you have helped creACTIVATE the human mind
thousands of languages you have taught
varied approaches you have followed
far-sighted innovations you have sought
best practices you have also borrowed
inspiring ways of teaching you have tried
to make classroom learning more effective
wise ways of interacting you have applied
to make Language learning more affective
Your relevant mission is linguistically to educate
and a harmonious world pedagogically to represent
also yours is the responsibility to always elevate
and the Power of Communicative Peace to present
Another wise goal that you can globally reach
and cultivate in your your professional activit
is that of committing to NONKILLINGLY teach
and dignify all Language-learning Humanity










