Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

My Own Heavenly Thoughts of Heaven

One criteria for heaven: Unconditional love for everyone
Not for only people who look like you
Or think like you
Not that there are any others.
Your religion, neighbors and family cannot help you now.

Guarantees you will get there:  A loving heart
Joy in other’s accomplishments, integrity, standing up for others,
Following the golden rule always, not just when it is convenient.
No judging; which is why spirituality trumps religion.

Initial body death is a dream-state. 
You get whopped out of your body sometimes before the flesh dies.
Especially if your body is about to be raped or murdered.
Your heavenly committee sees to it that you do not suffer more than you should.
You are alone in your heaven path, 
even if your entire family gets killed together.

You are met by your committee of carefully selected guides and Archangels.
Jesus or Buddha? Possibly if you hold on tight to earthly beliefs. 
Some of you might be greeted by Hitler. 
If this happens, you may not be in heaven.
Just kidding! 

Your committee is selected by you, and tweaked by you, 
in between incarnations.
You might be met by your French poodle Ralphie, 
who was killed when you were eight.

Whatever you expect is what you get in heaven.
If you expect dead is dead, you might get to sleep for a bit.
If you expect your relatives will all be there, they will be.
I expect to see flowers, trees, and colors we cannot see with earth eyes.
I expect to smell lemons, and Vicks, for those are my two favorite smells.

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Rhona Mcferran April 15, 2019 at 11:33 PM This poem brought to mind the scripture, "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." Unconditional love is the highest, noblest (and sometimes most difficult) calling. It is sad that people often miss the mark, though. Some hypocritically judging others, thinking it is "love"- unable to see the pain they cause... While others enable bad things, believing that this is love. I think it is somewhere in the middle: tender kindness- with honest accountability. ;) Caren Krutsinger April 16, 2019 at 3:06 PM Thank you my friend.

M. L. Kiser April 15, 2019 at 9:03 PM "I expect to see flowers, trees, and colors we cannot see with earth eyes." Yep, and don't forget the sound of flowers singing. Caren Krutsinger April 16, 2019 at 3:07 PM Who could forget that? I love the thought!

Maurice Rigoler April 14, 2019 at 10:23 AM Caren, dear, what church, if any, do you attend or have? This is a bizarre view of heaven. The truth is, no one knows what it is like, no literal description of it is mentioned in the scriptures. BTW, mature male moose do get to be about 2 tons in weight. A care will be demolished if struck by one! / M Caren Krutsinger April 15, 2019 at 12:18 AM Thank you for thinking it bizarre, however, it is normal to me. There is nothing that has divided people any harder than religion or government, so I prefer to lean on my spiritual truth, which this is.