KAROL TRAVELS THE WORLD

PART THIRD

AFRICA

Jamusukro

In Africa he was from the beginning
He praised enthusiasm, dressed feathers
He said he was going because would not come
Poor Africans to his office

He dedicated the church in Yamusukro
Similar to the Roman Basilica
Those poor spare no money at all
To meet a great man with dignity

ASIA

Nagasaki

He went to Nagasaki a long time ago
Before Ali Agcza shot him
He ordained a large group of priests
Among hurricane snow

Seoul

Pope visited twice in Seoul
Every time the people he warmed to faith
This country since these times is mysterious
Is the place with the most number of conversions

Manila

A Guinness record was broken in Asia
This was again a meeting of young people
In a certain square gathered numerously
Nothing less than more 4 million

AMERICA

Mexico

Mexico is the first papal stop
The Pope came here as if in private
Secular country suddenly woke up
With no less impetus than then Poland

And one of the last at the end his term
The nation thanked with enthusiasm
For Juan`s Diego, for canonization…
For visiting Tepeyak

Brazil

After the first successful meeting in Santiago
The Pope invited Latin Youth
To the country in which Protestants
With Maoists destroyed the Church…

Denver

Denver far from Europe
Expensive tickets so few people
The Polish press was so discouraging
That we would not go there

Ottawa

Another meeting with the old Pope
Several chosen ones were sitting at the table
They said that he was to them “like grandfather”
Cordial and good, met in the village

New York

Once upon a time in a big stadium
Reading a long text against abortion
The Pope became sensitive and left the text
In Polish he hummed the carol under his breath

Gathered there could not get over their admiration
That he invented it so wisely
Instead of boring he amused the audience
He forced some to meditate…

EUROPE

Spain

In Spain heart anxiety continues
They are vengeful for the disasters of the thirties
Humiliated by Frankists
Red Brothers Communists

And the visit of Papa Wojtyła
Save the remains quite large
From now on it is best heard everywhere
Spanish delegations of Youth

Germany

In Germany the Pope appeared twice
Each time it was like a boycott
Even the weather was not in his favor
The Episcopate did not like the Pope…

Paris

In Paris it was said “There is secularity”
Few people will come to him
And if they come, they will mess up
We have for a long time heard this version

Unexpectedly a million people came
Some say even one and a half
This is how celebrated her jubilee
Little Teresa with the title of Doctor

The Tor Vergata

I felt stupid at Tor Vergata
The Italians probably did not avoid
A someone tendency to mess
The tops of plastic bottles lay

In Roman squares was a huge crowd
I barely gathered my kids
For meditation, on the Way of the Cross
Or to usual visiting the churches…

SAUDI

Damascus

The Pope was going to several countries
In the footsteps of Father Abraham
The dream of visiting Iraq did not work out
That is antique Ur and Chaldea

Syria, however, greeted splendidly
The Holy Father in various places
He honored Paul`s and John`s the Baptist
He reminded the world of biblical places

ISRAEL

Mount Nebo

The Pope touched a metal snake
In the memorable year of the jubilee
It did not restore his health
But he brought inspiration from there

Capernaum

Touched the Pope in the House of Peter
The threshold of this house which was a temple
And probably was the first Vatican
After Jesus` words:”You are a stone”