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To a wonderful Brother - Dedication
To my Brother Karli
Oh brother Karli mine, this little song
Is dedicated to you with my love,
My brother,- fortress mighty, kind and strong,
Dependable in hours sweet or rough.
I cannot show sufficient gratitude,
For all you did with your so generous heart,
A big heart that life’s trials well withstood,
In times together, or in times apart
To everything attending lovingly.
Lo every plea found your attentive ear,
With counsel wise in plight or quandary,
That made all problematic issues clear
.
For our departed loved ones with great zeal
You cared for all of them - none was forgot,
Provided for their souls’ and spirits’ weal,
Be ye a thousand fold repaid by God.!
A loving father full of tenderness,
A loving spouse, oh Karli mine you were,
And are, and may the good Lord ever bless
And may your sister in the blessing share.!
I made my visit and you yet again,
Bestowed upon me your solicitude,
To do your kindness justice is in vain,
You simply were too wonderfully good.
Oh visit unforgettable - joy pure!
Both walking down along the memory lane,
But for my sadness too you found a cure,
With humor, wit and mirth that vanquished pain.
You made my days so sweet and luminous,
And traveling far - meant for you sacrifice,
This effort too the Lord may amply bless,
Dear brother heart, so provident and wise.
And from the belfry of Hallein then rang
The bells resounding with strokes Seventy-Eight,
Three times full twenty six the solemn clang
My hunger for the clang of bells to sate
Oh! I beheld two gently rippling streams
Beneath the widow of your mansion bright,
Their names I have forgot, but moonlight beams
Did kiss the Kot Bach in the summer night.
The Lion Fulcrum of the noble house
Of Doppelmayr, - Karli dear you shine
A warrior brave who knew life’s joys and woes,
And charms with faithful presence dear Hallein.
Accept this humble paper monument
I pray and trust its value will accrue,
Superior to bronze, steel and cement,
I dedicate it Karli dear to you!
© Elizabeth Dandy
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what a beautiful ode to your brother.He sounds like quite a guy. For me to see my brother I have to travel over 200 miles myself and like yours,mine too is always wise and welcoming.......