Waking from a restless sleep
My eyesight somewhat blurred
Thinking I was dreaming still
When a familiar voice I heard
A vision appeared in a glowing mist
Like someone I had seen before
She called my name and offered her hand
"Come with me," she implored.
Trying to calm my racing heart
And fighting the cobwebs in my brain
I let the woman firmly clasp my hand
And became a little girl again
It was then I recognized our Mother
As she led me toward a mansion fair
She was showing me around Heaven
And how it would be when I got there
Grandma Herald was at the kitchen table
Serving her warm, homemade apple pies
Looking just the way that I saw her last
That old-time sparkle still in her eyes
All her children were gathered 'round her
This loving family in a setting serene
Grandpa Lafayette reading from his Bible
Like in a photograph I'd seen
I hardly recognized Grandpa Jake
No longer old, stooped and forlorn
He introduced me to Grandma Dolly
Who died years before I was born
Looking around the room for Daddy
Hoping to see his siblings too
And there he was with his guitar
I was glad to know he made it through
As Mother guided me through each room
A feeling of gladness overtook my soul
There were Lena, Luke, Cassell and Juanita
Smiling aunts and uncles, healthy and whole
Soon, Mother kissed me and said I had to go
This journey home was just a preview
But the loving wraiths of my yesterdays
Would be there waiting to help me through
Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
March 10, 2009
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