Heaven
"Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in: aim at earth and you will get neither." - C.S. Lewis
when the wind whispers, at times whistling
gentle as the dew who reflects the sun’s rising
morning’s breath – soft as dandelions
heavy with wet and inviting the wind’s caress,
heartfelt scents of lilac and peace
rising from the still shadows,
in a laughing eye, glimmering with smiles
her story told by the expression of joy
following the wind, her yarn
blowing through time,
endless memories, untold history
hesitant prayers and their victories
enduring each color of loss, each grief
telling their stories, like poetry
unfolding in the seeds, steadfast
and bleeding through the pores of a past
where melancholy was all that could last
alive now, burning through the memories
shadows of pain, gray with despair
embracing the words,
the jury is out, a verdict unheard
whispered like a prayer
pleading for mercy
revelations seek the heart
who believes
He is with the one who sees
beneath the cross
roses with thorns, troubles
dark, winding roads
its expressed by the knowing,
victory in glory
as the wind seeps through midnight’s
higher than the clouds
who seek the warmth of heaven’s glow
softly blowing through the memories
reflections of gentle peace
a whisper, a kiss
from the One who knows
I have not been everything I believe in
I have not seen the wind’s breath
pouring over the limbs
of pine, laurel and moments
alive with His acceptance…
it is beyond what words can speak
this is heaven – to be in His presence
as the wind seeks His blessing
and I know, He is everything
that I will ever need
He is love and light and the meaning
beneath my seeking
when I love, I love from the air
that He gave to me
when I see, I see from the heart
that He saved, He freed
when I give, it is with hands
that He made from dust
when I go, it is with the feet
that He lifted, from a soul
that He accepted…
because He is the blessed,
He is the reason that I am a Christian
It is His love that saved and corrected
It is His light that shines in my direction
It is Jesus who brought my life meaning
It is Jesus who promised me forever…
Eternally, with love that never regrets
Eternally, with One who never neglects me
Eternally, forever in His presence –
I know that this is the meaning of heaven!