On my own
I wouldn't have known
what I desired-
music's glory
and the grandeur of poetry

on which I've fed
since I was a teenager
strengthened by time
to last into infinity :

herein is sacredness
the sublimest expression
of man's heart and soul-
life's endless poignancy

in this my religion
I've found-- verily-
on sanctified ground
I stand--- my life is blessed fully!