Your poem is POWERFUL!!
It sounds as if Mr. Nowak was the sort of man who passed the torch of knowledge and inspiration. I had a teacher like that too, the last time I saw him was over 20 years ago, yet I can still remember the keen spark in his eye, and the way he smiled when he handed me a paper with a big red A on it...
Thank you for a lovely read 😁
He was very charismatic. And yes, he did have a twinkle in his eyes.
I never saw him or spoke to him again after high school, but I imagine he continued moving people in ways they didn’t even realize until years later. That’s what made him special. You could forget all about him and then years later realize how much he impacted you.