ETHEREAL BEACON
The fading, dissolving black curtain
The merging crescent with the rising blue
Hands joined in solemn prayer
Eyes gazed intently upon the horizon
There it comes!
Rising like a marionette of Almighty
Crimson ball of warmth and light
Closing my eyes, I begin my fervent prayer....
Let me usurp the demons that hold me back
The way you usurp the shadows of curtain black
Let me rouse the illiterates from their helpless fate
The way you rouse every creature from its drowsy state
Illuminate the world I shall everyday
Like water surface glistening with your golden rays
Let the warmth of love spread among rival countries
Like your warmth melts the frost off cold pine trees
Oh harbinger of light, I kneel before ye!
Let your beacon always guide the paths I tread.
Amen
