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Judgment Day

When Gabriel blows his heavenly trumpet And awakens me from a sound slumbering When all of our life scrolls are opened up And the roll is called with loud thundering, I’m so thrilled that my name is not Aaron Pleased for the people in the middle like me Most delighted for my longtime pal, Zebulon, I’m assuming we’ll be called up alphabetically! Written December 21, 2021

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 12/23/2021 12:53:00 AM

I am thinking it might be alphabetically, and then again it might be based on how much we have helped this weird world. I think you will be snapped up quickly Hank.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/23/2021 8:46:00 AM

(chuckling) well, I suppose it would depend on what my ultimate destination is (in the traditional way of thinking). But I think it might be for reassignment. I sure don't want to relive this one. I want to be born rich so I can give and give and give...and never miss it! LOL

Rico Leffanta

Date: 12/22/2021 10:48:00 AM

What the L?

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/22/2021 12:00:00 PM

Yep, with initial like L and M, I would be halfway through several gazillion people! LOL

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 12/22/2021 2:23:00 AM

Judgement day will happen quite quickly. I try not to think of it. Lovely poem though.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/22/2021 7:49:00 AM

Hi Victor...I don't think most of us want to think about it. I'm not sure that a majority of people believe it will happen at all. Thanks for your comment. The poem was supposed to be humorous.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 12/22/2021 1:08:00 AM

Yikes, you can run but you can't hide. Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/22/2021 7:51:00 AM

I suppose so, Tom. I tend to take an entirely different tack on the whole idea. Think about it...if God already knows everything, absolutely everything, it seems rather pointless to go over this mass review of lives, doesn't it? It seems to me it would be more like a hand gesture, telling you which way to go for your eternity. Not very likely from a loving God, in my humble opinion.

Susan Woodrow

Date: 12/21/2021 7:51:00 PM

fun read! It took me back to my days of viva exams and I was always one of the last - doubly stressful watching all the others so relieved while still waiting my turn! :)

Susan Woodrow
Date: 12/22/2021 11:30:00 PM

lol! Rico, my parties were always shorter than the As! Meli Kalikimaka to you :)

Rico Leffanta
Date: 12/22/2021 10:51:00 AM

Could be worse! Back in the day, military personnel were paid in cash, and required to dress in Class-A uniform, so Ws could expect to be miserable most of the day (but party hard that night)! Aloha!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/21/2021 8:02:00 PM

Hi Susan! I always hated that, too. Thanks for your read and your thoughts.