Dzogbese Lisa, br give me the strength of the hills br never washed away by summer rain br give me the vigor of the cactus br always at peace with the desert storm br when weakness fills my bones br and wariness tires my soul br give me the might to walk through the blitz br and when at last my weary days sink quietly to rest br in night's cool arms I will count with ease br the rugged steep roads I did climb br and the many storms I weathered on the road of life br let me sing it in the lowland, hilltops and the valleys br that folks may shake their shoulders br free of bonds that hold them close to earth br let me tell all they have the stars as companions br even if the night is like grim volcanoes br pregnant with the fires of molten fury br for you Dzogbese Lisa alone br gave me the strength to threadbare this pathway with smiles br br (Dzogbese Lisa means God or Fate among the Ewes of Ghana)br br Padmore Enyonam Agbemabiesebr br