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Inspired by challenges at Poet's Place Cafe, a forum designed to hone your writing skills.
#1032252 added May 11, 2022 at 2:51pm
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Commitment - What is Heaven?
What is Heaven?

I sat and watched
while my husband took his last breath
and escaped his body.
I wondered
where did he go?
Where will I go when it is my time?

My religion dictates
I believe in an afterlife
and I do.

Is it the mansions of His kingdom?
Did I do enough?
Would I live upstairs or down?
Will I see those
who went before,
will they welcome me?

Or is it simply a resting space
of peace and fulfillment?
I'm leaning this way.

But it doesn't really matter to me now.
While I'm here
I will focus on the moment.
What can I build?
Who can I serve?
What can I leave?
For me, the answers to heaven can wait.
                             ~Judi Van Gorder

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