Directive Hand

Without Thee, I am nothing No use for merit spotting Like clockwork, awestruck For the Ring mesmeric Scorning the wildly chimeric Raging torrents bitterly mad Mighty force... safeguarding From ill-favored death... Fervidly captivated by The unbroken garland Cherishing zealously The booming Fatherland... Mesmerized by the blazing halo Rapt what pious mind mapped Abide in me, enriching me Endless jubilee, Infinite Thee... ------- Your armed, vast love, unfailing might Awakened conscience, inflamed the heart Freeing from mists and haze the sight, Guiding to path of enrapture and light... A combatant sword gripped in hands Prepared for all unfallen demands... Dedicated to my sister, Carolyn Johnson for her tireless, edifying and self-sacrificing posture...