Fasika Ayalew - *Shining Lantern*

I bright the darkness
I am a lantern
A feeble light I am
Without my enclosure
Without my protection
My life will end
Put off instantly
By a gushing wind
Stay close
Protect me
Be my enclosure
So I will be
A shining lantern

I am a lantern
A shining lighthouse
But a mere presence I am
Without my glass
Stay close
Cover me safely
Shining lantern
So I will be

I am a lantern
In the darkness can guide
But I am a weak ray
Without my guard
Stand by my side
Put away the wind and tide
Be around be my gate keeper
So I will be a shining lantern

Fasika Ayalew

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