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teach me to care like dewdrops that water the roots teach me to shelter like the embrace of leafy branches teach me to smile like the sunshine in your eyes teach me to dance like the undulating gyrations of the ocean teach me to magnify like the stars that light up the night teach me to wonder like the new-born babe in its mother's arms teach me to understand like the silent transcendence of the skies teach me to love like the rain of your laughter teach me to live like the flora and fauna of the fields teach me Your ways nurture me in your steady embrace above all, love me with the intensity of your emotion ever becoming the wonderful tide of reason in the seasons of my heart.