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[Author's Note: This poem is dedicated to a late friend of mine who had been my friend since middle school. Having witnessed his unshakeable faith, I know that he is in Heaven now].
What is Heaven like?
Tell me. I want to know.
The weather must be sweeter than Georgia is to a peach;
I’m sure that happiness and peace are always within reach.
But I want to know if eyes can see it,
if lungs can breathe it,
if ears can hear it,
if hands can feel it.
Is your heart the same in Heaven?
Does it slow in tranquility?
Does it race in excitement?
Does its love radiate all the way to the ends of the universe?
Who are you in Heaven?
Are you still you-except transcended beyond your Earthly self?
I’m pretty sure that you’ll surprise me
when I see you again.
Will I recognize you?
Will you recognize me?
What is Heaven like?
Tell me. I want to know.
Could you give me a sign, a thumbs-up, so that I can show that I know you’re still around?
Could that dry Earthly tears?
I’ll never forget you.
Can you remember in Heaven,
all those glorious memories
of joyous moments?
You had many of them.
You shared some with me.
How can I reciprocate?
Is my time enough?
Can I repay you even before I get to Heaven?
Can you see me from that high up?
I can’t see you right now,
but I can feel that place in my heart where I let you stay.
You’re still there, and you’re in Heaven, too, all at once.
Always be there.
Don’t ever leave.
Just remember me,
but don’t look back.
Look me in the eyes,
but don’t look down.
Stand next to me,
but don’t stop flying.
And let me know-
but don’t spoil the surprise!
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"Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not."-Jeremiah 33:3, King James Version
"Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path."-Psalm 119:105, New Living Translation
"Writing is truly glorious in that an author can put on paper the words that fear denies the voice to speak."-from my short story, "Set Free"
"All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move."-Benjamin Franklin
Life surprises you! And I'm talking about the good stuff, because a bad surprise is not a surprise at all, it is just shock and horror. All of these good surprises, they are rewards, and the things that happen to remind you that you matter and that you should make yourself faithful so that you can be deserving of all of life's good surprises. Every wonderful surprise in life is a chance to flourish, so grab life by the horns-but don't ride, steer instead: life's horns are life's joystick. You can handle it, because your life's horns are made especially for you. If you don't give up, all of this will hold true and life will continue to surprise you.
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others." -Pericles
"One who does not stand for something will fall for anything."-Peter Marshall
The most painful good-byes are the ones you don't get to say.
A true hero lives valiantly yet welcomes his own death when the time comes.
One who never ceases to give love will never cease to be truly rich and happy.
"Risk more than others think is safe.
Care more than others think is wise.
Dream more than others think is practical.
Expect more than others think is possible."
-Cadet Maxim
"Dance as though no one is watching.
Love as though you've never been hurt.
Sing as though no one can hear you.
Live as though heaven is on earth.”
-Souza
"Life is a game: play it.
Life is a challenge: meet it.
Life is a dream: realize it.
Life is a sacrifice: offer it.
Life is love: enjoy it."-Sai Baba
Be yourself: even actors cannot truly become their characters.
Reality is stranger than fiction. I make fiction strange like reality as I try to make sense of my reality.
You are most sane when you are at peace with your own mind but the majority of others believe that you are off your rocker.
Give yourself a soubriquet: a soubriquet to swear by and behind which you cannot hide.
Perfect English just ain't perfect English without that good ol' down-home slanguage.
Shock the world even when the world does not shock you!
Aubri, a. k. a. "Leopard Lady"
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