St. Joan the Opossum with her one white eye
saw God, who left her half blind
and happier than the richest king.
St. Joan won’t lack for anything.
St. Joan eats honeylocust cheerios
and tells every critter she knows
The kingdom of God is a whisker away.
Her neighbors whisper, but Joan, she stays.
Some ask, how can a possum know
if God’s kingdom comes or goes?
She says the weak will make the mighty weep
with all the secrets that they keep.
St. Joan the Opossum keeps her peace,
calling all God’s critters to the feast.