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On the Afterlife

The afterlife will be full of surprises Nothing like I might expect it to be, No pearly gates or streets of gold-- Things won’t mean anything to me. Life is surrounded with the material-- Money, possessions, things, and such, In the next dimension* I’ll be spiritual Material things won’t mean so much. I will not be limited by time or space In fact, I can’t imagine how it will be, But I know it will be a heavenly place And that will be enough to satisfy me. #58 on the New Poems List Poetry Soup - April 15, 2022 Written March 16, 2022 (I call the "afterlife" or "heaven" "the next dimension.")

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/17/2022 1:52:00 AM

I think we all need to remember "In the next dimension* I’ll be spiritual" That we are also spiritual in this life. That is the crux of it!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/17/2022 8:40:00 AM

I think so, Caren. Definitely. Thanks for your thoughtful read. We need to focus on what are the most important things in life.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/16/2022 7:48:00 PM

FAVE! Perfect. Bravo, Gershon

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/17/2022 8:40:00 AM

Wow! I feel very honored by your thoughts, gw. Thanks so much for the affirmative FAVE!

Marco Chies

Date: 3/16/2022 3:13:00 PM

Nice words, great poem. One life it's enough for me, thanks!!! lol lol lol

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2022 3:31:00 PM

I would have to agree if it's like this one! However, I believe the best is yet to come. I don't know the nature of it, but I'm sure it will be a vast improvement over this one.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/16/2022 2:49:00 PM

I too believe it will be a spiritual existence in the next life and don't really buy the idea that it's up, more like another dimension that we pass into. Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2022 2:52:00 PM

That's what I believe, Tom. I think there is so much evidence of people who have passed on influencing our lives in this dimension, I cannot discount a future awareness and some ability to influence us.

Charles Messina

Date: 3/16/2022 2:09:00 PM

The big question...just how will it be? spiritual for sure, materialism I highly doubt it, but highly- most definitely!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2022 2:29:00 PM

That it will be absolutely unimaginably fascinating, so beyond any of our wildest imaginations, I am sure. The nature of it... I don't know. My Deb said when she was dying that it was the greatest adventure she'd ever take, and I believe that's true.