The sadness of being far from Our Lady

Some Slovak Protestant writers have talked about their sadness at not being able to pray to Our Lady because their denomination forbids it. This nostalgia can be found in a poem by Maria Razusova Martakova, who describes her sorrow at not being able to rely on Mary during her earthly pilgrimage: 

"This certainty lies in my heart,
And God knows how ancient the desire is,
To burn thyme at your feet,
And to say to you: lead me, full of grace!
But for me, like the stars, you are unreachable.
This desire is only a dream and cannot not be fulfilled,
To God I must go by the path of solitary suffering,
By a narrow path, all encumbered with thorns."

Encyclopedia Maria volume IV

Beauchesne 1956 - p. 771