Today is a joyous occasion and a time to say goodbye to an amazing principal. It's an honor having you as the principal of this school.
You are a rare kind and have a wonderful personality. I remembered how you always held a meeting with the prefects in order to ensure that we were doing the right things and to ensure that the school was moving forward.
Today is a joyous occasion because you deserve this retirement. The entire students want to use this medium to say "Happy retirement sir" and we wish you the very best in your future endeavors.
She wrote poetry to express her problems. She didn't want everyone to know exactly what she was dealing with, but just in a round about way. She didn't talk for years before hand, because she thought it was all her fault and words were to powerful. So she used poetry to describe how she felt or how she feels like after.