to perla batalla, formerly backup singer to leonard cohen

perla speaks of the church of leonard

kindhearted praise for the master 

then sings the cohen poems in a voice

as clear as the rim of a flower touched by dew

as clear as a call of love in the forest

as clear as the fallen tree giving back 

its essence to the family 

passionate beyond the gates of forgiveness

perla sings honestly 

the heart

perla sings with a heart so big

that the flowers the trees the people 

know with certainty

it is the church of perla

it is the church of us