Heaven
and Earth
Some say heaven is high above us
and
hell lies far below.
Some
say that life for most is hell in a hand basket
but
that for a few it’s pure bliss.
Some
say earth is the land of labor
where
day by day we all break our backs.
But you know, life is a long, long walk
with
more than one place to go
and
more than one place to stop.
What
you get back
has
a lot to do with what you put in.
And
what we think we see
can
be a tricky thing
because
life is inside of you
and
outside at the same time.
Life is trouble for each of us
some
of the time
but
little bits of heaven
touch
us all every day
in
the smiles of strangers
in
the touch of your lover
in
the eyes of a child
in
jokes from a friend
in
the purr of your cat
in
the wag of a dogs tail
where
the love you give out
is
the love you get back.
Now, those bits of heaven
that
you have every day
can
carry you through a lifetime
like
a river flowing out to the sea.
But
don’t hold on too tightly
as
the moments pass by.
Love
and happiness
enjoyed
for a moment then released
return
to visit
more
than once each day.
The
roads we take
can
be a hard, winding ride.
We
all know
what
this old world can do.
If
you loose your way
just
hold a newborn babe in your hands.
Little
bits of life
spread
all around five minutes at a time
grow
into eighty years of good memories
like
a great field of cool green grass
stretching
out across the long years behind.
Dewey Dirks
