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