The Promised Land

The Promised Land A pretty girl, her dance card filled Had found her shining knight A handsome man with soft gray eyes She knew that it was right It wasn’t long before she wore A shiny wedding band He vowed that he would take her To find the Promised Land Through the many years together Doing all that could be done They’d made a decent living And raised a loving son Her life had been a storybook She’d realized her dreams But the path toward the Promised Land Isn’t always what it seems They worked to make a better life The hours were long and hard And just when they’d found time to rest God dealt another card It happened very slowly And her thoughts began to fade He couldn’t stop the hands of time Despite how hard he prayed Her mind became so cloudy And she couldn’t understand Why everything she knew so well No longer was at hand But, he was there to comfort her And be her earthly guide And, though he too was growing weak He stayed there by her side Eventually, his hourglass Lost its final grain of sand And he went to prepare a place for her Inside the Promised Land And, as he reached the throne of God He looked back through the gate He wanted God to bring her home But, he knew he’d have to wait She had a few more hearts to touch A few more smiles to share She taught us all to savor life She showed us how to care Then one day the angels came And took her by the hand They led her to eternal life Within the Promised Land A healthy spirit reached the gates A mind no more deprived And the man she’d loved for all those years Was there when she arrived She took her place beside him And he gently took her hand And together they have made a home Within the Promised Land