A place we go

after death

to be with

those we love

a childhood image

a grown-up hope

relationships continue

easing pain of loss

always an uneasy

thought

what about those

who are not here

in heaven?

what of them?

It's just too bad

I guess

but is heaven

ever a place of

too bad?

Heaven

a lens

a window

a way of

looking at now

and here

and knowing

up from down

and real from

illusion

Seeing God

in the least

of these

and believing

it's true

and gauging

all my life

by that belief

It's not so important

how we choose

to feed the poor

clothe the naked

visit those

in prison

What's important?

to believe

it's true

God lives in them

and they are

our way for

knowing God

to believe

there may be

no other way

for us to know

you are

my way

perhaps

I am yours

Heaven is seeing

and being

and believing

in God

there is no

too bad

Heaven is

a miracle

a life

a now

and always

a lesson

to hold

and to share

Thanks for continuing to bless me as we journey together.
  
Jack Price

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