A34 Renounce The World

Bundles of paper work Were laid on the desk And the Bishop took Days to have a look. The final enquiry report, That took a year almost, To draw its conclusion Landed in utter confusion. “Some of the miracles Are found beyond medical Or scientific explanation Or human perception.” This finding indirectly led To a conclusion at the end, That the girl had seen The Lady at the cavern. It convinced the Bishop, On the need to take it up And the other formalities, With the higher authorities. One more miracle took place. All the world labor force Sent two millions francs To the Bishop of Tarbes. For a church to build, On the Municipal land, Near the Grotto ground, Money was thus found. Architect gave a design To suit well the cavern And the little terrain O’er the small mountain. The girl gave a description, Of the Lady of the cavern, That helped the sculpture, To make a statue like her. A Majestic building block, The Basilica of the rock, Like a beautiful Mansion, Came up for consecration. On the day of inauguration, There was a huge procession, Of Priests, Nuns, Sisters, And people from all corners. Poor Bernadette, that day, Was to get up early, But she could not As her fever shot hot. The celebration was o’er, But still she had fever, Perhaps for the Lady, She shouldn’t be happy. The Soubirous couple, Of late, managed well, With their own new mill, Grinding corns plentiful. Mayor’s income went up, New hotels sprung up. With the increase of visitors, The town picked up business. It was time for Bernadette To renounce out right All her worldly connection In favor of a holy mission. She was no more a peasant girl. When she took up the veil As a Holy Nevers’ Sister, Care of Mother Superior.