1. O Lord, a gift of guidance you have kindly sent
Of value, though unassuming in its elegance

2. For gifts reveal the worth of those who give
In measure of their pride or nonchalance

3. This gift you’ve brought us bears no flaw within
No twist or warp its straightness to dispel

4. A comb of fragrant wood, unspoilt, unbent
By wanton lightness or unwieldy swell

5. Concealing scent and beauty in its teeth
Bearing a dual nature and parallel

6. Of balanced poise, equidistant each
No stumble or misstep its strides befell

7. In blackness, undiscerning is its hue
When gripped by one with hand and wrist so hale

8. As if the mighty stallion, when imbued
With streaks of white, takes on a dappled veil

9. You’ve shown such taste and delicacy, O man
I nearly lost composure in delight

10. Believing age itself could be outspanned
So fiercely did my joy at it ignite