\u201cI\u2019ve never been to heaven, but I\u2019ve been to Oklahoma.\u201d
\n–Hoyt Axton<\/p>\n
No one I know
\nhas made the trip to heaven
\nand come back to tell about it.<\/p>\n
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
\nlanded on the moon,
\nand brought back photographs.<\/p>\n
Marco Polo came back from China
\nwith noodles and other treasures.<\/p>\n
Heaven, though, if it exists,
\nwe can only imagine.
\nIf someone tells you they know for sure,
\npretty good chance, they\u2019re lying,
\nor taking some other liar\u2019s word for it.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what I\u2019d like it to be:<\/p>\n
Nice weather, but not the same every day.
\nWork to do, but not so much
\nthat there\u2019s no time for play.<\/p>\n
Healthy children
\nwith fields and forests to explore,
\nDogs, cats, goats, and llamas,
\nElephants, tigers, rhinos.
\nThey\u2019re all vegan now.<\/p>\n
Everyone has a home,
\nand if they want one, a garden.
\nNo one is shunned.
\nThere is no such thing as cruelty.
\nOr boredom.
\nPoliticians are not required.<\/p>\n
You\u2019re there with me, love,
\nas young as when we first met,
\nwhen we were in our prime,
\nbut knowing what we know now,
\nhow precious time is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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