Joni remembers her first poem from the 7th grade. She said read other poets, set your sights high then take stock to see how far away you are from the mark. She was first enamered with Lenard Cohen saying he was 5 times better than her. Do she wrote rainy night hous and galery about him.I take her advice.WADI LUPE/ GUADALUPEIn the valley of the wolvescubs came out to playmothering the sons of Romefound along the wayrefuge from Jerusalem loves endearing flowerenraptured by her littleness I stayed almost an hourHoly faith incarnate lord blessed son reviledmangered in the house of breadhelpless little childHoly Wisdom lit a spark followed by a starJupiter and Saturn burstshining next to Marsbaptized by the water come to make accordnot in stone but mortal flesh Jesus Christ the Lord
I woke up one night in the middle of my sleep to see if she or Yeats wrote these actual lyrics.... I was blown away to see that Joni had written them with the inspiration of Yeats. I do this song every year at my HOliday show at the New York songwriters Circle in debt to her genius and artistry and to the time we live in. xo