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Heaven

Where is this place called heaven? Through the dawn-light, entering a mystic-cleft between earth and sky Perhaps, the bright where the night-eye flies – make a left, at the Big Dipper – straight ahead till the marker, God! Heaven, the father-side of earth infirmity? – Or as Christ said: already inside of us~ No need to travel (a blessing with the cost of fuel rising clear out-of-sight) Could heaven then be, less a place apart, and more a near-in release can it be less a banquet reached, scratched out of toil-full earth living...and closer a feast, already set, for the taking by its own, innate Christ relationship giving Must heaven be reached only through the doorway of painful death, beyond a bloody curtain of sin and guilt parted...or can such thorn-full existence be rightfully avoided, allowing all us hood-winked, therefore psychically blind to clearly live outright man's Divine essence? Has the Rapture been delayed, weighted down, colored over by humanity's own, dark surface capture...freedom kept just beyond the arm-length of immortal time – our ring-tones and chimes controlled by a devil who keeps turning heads and hearts with his pit-full keys, hell's damnable-winding? – St John 10.34: “Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?” Or only some scripture is correct?

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Date: 12/16/2022 11:33:00 PM
wow it is 2 am here and I read this twice Joe, this is full of philosophical truths but I can see the fire behind it too. So much feeling went into this, a fav for me, :)
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Joe Dimino
Date: 12/17/2022 1:29:00 AM
Inspired by your comment, I just wrote, published 2am
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Joe Dimino
Date: 12/17/2022 12:21:00 AM
Hi Rose; thank you so much. A lot of work did go into this one. But I am pleased with the final version. Thank you for taking time to let me know that this one hit the mark with you for substance and intensity. You made my day. You sound like me: 2 am, up reading and writing. Most of my creative works are started in the early morning hours. It seems then I am freshest, alert for inspiration. Blessings!
Date: 12/16/2022 2:01:00 PM
That is a little g in that word. Creative work with some questions of which there are some answers in the Bible. You only have to read it with an open mind and heart. Thanks for sharing. Sara
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Joe Dimino
Date: 12/16/2022 3:11:00 PM
For sure; countless little g's, and countless particles, atoms and what-not, space and time to make the big G! But know, everyone of us, when working within the massive body of God, has enormous power. We limit ourselves. My experience to some believable degree. In my sphere of reality anyway. Jesus said, "“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do," -- Sounds pretty clear to me. Blessings my friend. I only ask the questions.
Date: 12/16/2022 12:08:00 PM
A beautiful, timely poem, with meaningful and memorable images.Blessings
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Joe Dimino
Date: 12/16/2022 1:02:00 PM
Thank you so much, Evelyn; your comment is special to me. Blessings!

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