And if asked about discovering God,
I will tell them all that I have!
For I have been to thy forested wood
where her trees, like Angels, shelter thee;
and whose denizens paradigm the very welcoming
of the lord himself.
And if asked of Eternal Paradise,
I will tell them that I have been there!
For I have been to thy summertime fields
where the Sun, like a Cherub, smiles upon thee;
and whose lilacs instill the very smell and warmth
of heaven itself.
And if asked about Holy Communion,
I will tell them that I have been there!
For I have been to thy placid river
where the birds, Like the Muses, sing unto thee;
and whose babbling currents magnify the venerable chant
of mass itself.
And if asked of being devout,
I will tell them that I am.
For I have been to
thy Sanctified Wood;
thy Consecrated Field;
and thy Immaculate River!
