what's it like in Heaven

i wrote this poem not long after my hubby died in Sept 2000

WHAT IS IT LIKE IN HEAVEN©

BY DOT SUTTON©

NOV 2000

WHAT IS IT LIKE, IN HEAVEN
DO YOU LAUGH, AND JOKE AND CHEER
DO YOU  DO, THE THING’S LIKE WE DO
IS IT JUST THE SAME, AS DOWN HERE,

WHAT IS IT LIKE, IN HEAVEN
PEOPLE SAY, THERE IS NO PAIN
BUT LOVE, AND THERE’S FORGIVENESS
IS THERE SUNSHINE, AND DOES IT RAIN,

WHAT IS IT LIKE, IN HEAVEN
ARE YOU WARM, OR ARE YOU COLD
WHEN YOUR SPIRIT, LEFT YOUR BODY
YOU LOOKED NEITHER, YOUNG OR OLD,

WHAT IS IT LIKE, IN HEAVEN
CAN YOU HEAR, MY THOUGHT’S ABOUT YOU
IS IT YOU, THAT HELP’S ME DARLING
WHEN I DON’T KNOW, WHAT TO DO,

WHAT IS IT LIKE, IN HEAVEN
CAN YOU SEE ME, WHEN I CRY
DO YOU SIT, AND THINK ABOUT ME
AS  I COUNT DAY’S, GOING BY,

WHAT IS IT LIKE IN HEAVEN
ARE YOU AS HAPPY, AS CAN BE
AND WHILE YOU’RE UP THERE, WAITING
SAVE THAT SPECIAL PLACE, FOR ME,

WHAT IS IT LIKE, IN HEAVEN
WHERE YOUR SPIRIT FORM, WILL ROAM
WHEN MY TIME COME’S, TO JOIN YOU
YOU’LL KNOW, I’M COMING HOME.

Reviews

[icelandicblue]

This is beautifully poignant and I love the repeating of the line, What is it like in heaven? A universal question that helps us with our loss and you have created such beauty in your imagery.

[The Verse: A Poetry Jou..]

It makes you want to rush to heaven, as if it would be much better than this. I really loved it for what it is, very well written, thank you for sharing.

[Lourisa]

i enjoyed reading this poem, Dorothy. Good rythm. Thanks for sharing :)

[littlewhitebird]

Nice c: The flow was good and the rhymes matched. I liked the bit about looking neither young or old. It was thought provoking. I'd also like it if the poem was in caps, though. It adds an atmosphere I don't think was intended for the poem.