I’VE JUST SAILED AROUND THE BEND…

By Anita Mondragon
 
I’ve been thinking a lot about Heaven lately.  There is so much unrest and violence in the earth, sometimes I just want to go HOME! 
 
I had the privilege of being with my grandpa, and years later, my mother-in-law when Jesus sent His angels to take them Home.  It was very peaceful when they passed from this life to the next!  I’ve often thought that 
if they could send me a postcard from Heaven, all it would say is:  “WISH YOU WERE HERE!”  This thinking made me remember a poem I wrote a few years back.  It is entitled:
 
I’VE JUST SAILED AROUND THE BEND…
 
There in the quietness
Of that hospital’s stark whiteness,
With pain so intense, it made the body numb;
Where the smell of death scented the air…
They were quiet…but I heard them come.
They weren’t there for me, but their presence I felt
As they took the soul from the body, and set the spirit free.
Pain that ravaged the body and face just mere moments before,
Took on a ‘different’ look, as they walked through the door!
 
I didn’t see them, but I know they were there;
For arms went up to greet them, and a smile replaced the tears.
I’ve been there twice now when they came,
And both times, there was nothing different…it was all the same.
 
The room was filled with peace.
And their footsteps, I scarcely could hear
As they gently took the helm of my loved one,
And side by side, they sailed together through the valley of fear.
 
So, when they come for me…I’ll gladly take their hand,
And let them sail my ship into a better land.
Don’t be afraid for me!  ….There is no need to fear,
You need to realize…there’s more than NOW and HERE!
 
For when this ship sails from your sight,
It only means, I’ve taken flight!
Life’s river has no end….
I’ve just sailed around the bend!