New Mexico Welcome Poem by Rev. Rebecca Guile Hudson

New
to this Land of Enchantment state of mind?
Well, welcome home,
weary traveler, welcome home!

Here’s to feeling strange and wonderful –
Welcome home!

Here’s to feeling bewildered and happy –
Welcome home!

Here’s to feeling unlike you’ve ever felt before
Welcome home, welcome home, welcome home!

& here’s to nothing but beauty
Welcome home, I say, welcome home!

& here’s to surrounded by nature
Welcome home, yes, again, welcome home!

For New Mexico is my most
welcome home,
the one I have sought all my life

And now that YOU’RE here,
you’ll understand in a heartbeat -

Welcome home,
Welcome home,

Dear traveler
welcome home!

(2006, Taos Valley, New Mexico)