What Is Heaven

What is Heaven But the taste of succulence On your tongue As you bite into fresh baked Fruit pie, meringue piled ever so high Sweetness mingled sublime The peace of resting along the sea Waves rolling in to smooth your mind With sun a glowing orange slice Juice spilling a path to shore The snuggle of puppies, heaven-sent curled on your lap Your grandchildren’s arms Wrapped tight About you in loving embrace What is Heaven But a warm bubble bath to envelop Your tired aches Or standing on a mountain top Arms stretched out In gratitude for the miraculous The gatherings around the table Set in holiday clothes As you celebrate One and all that heaven is In the simplest of ways What is Heaven But that which is inside of us all As the choir sings Raising our faces to the sky Hallelujah Hallelujah It flows like this Until shivers run up the hollow Of your spine And down shines the sun Through parted cloud Showing us The pathway to Heaven above What is Heaven But full of mystery Of light overcoming shadows Amid our doubts and our strength Clasping hands Heaven holds our destiny 5-24-2020 Heaven Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Regina Riddle