I saw a clear vision of my parent’s home
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In a future that seemed not so
Far away
There grew a crowd all through the cornfield
Extending about two miles squared right behind their home
The multitude appeared surprisingly
Orderly as they danced
While in a zigzag line
The kind of zigzagged lines you see at a theme park
The line advanced slowly
Towards the ever so familiar
Brick house I knew so well
They didn’t mind and no one seemed in a hurry
As they got closer to the house
The visitors were drawn to a spectacular river
They knew they must cross it
Some were a little hesitant but most
Jumped at the chance to feel the
Cool water on their parched faces
It was a calm and crystal clear river
Softly bubbling as the water flowed
Across the gemstone rocks below
The healing river originated from a waterfall
I could hear from behind the house
A child told me that this water flows
From the cross of Christ
I saw thousands of people splashing and playing
As children do
Young and old alike
An elderly man using a cane
Hobbled into the water
Slowly he swam across this “River of Forgiveness”
As he came out of the water on the other side
His face shone and his wrinkles disappeared
His once balding head came forth
Now full of thick dark brown hair down to his shoulders
Grinning from ear he
Jumped up and down
Laughing and crying
I heard him shout
“I am made new! I am young again! Thank you, Jesus!”
The driveway going up to the house looked different
It was made of a black and white
Ska-checkered tile
A reflector sparkling clean in the sunlight
Strangely, it was my dad at the front door
As a kind of “bouncer”
He joked with the people that were eagerly and patiently
Waiting to come inside
He shook their hands and invited
Them each to enter
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Inside the large foyer the air
Sparkled and smelled like toasted marshmallows
Their eyes got big
As they looked into this new world
Which was now filled with a warm
Feeling of love and sunshine in the air
I heard Louis Armstrong and his Dixieland Band
Playing the familiar tune
“When the Saints Go Marching In”
About thirty people were in that first entry room
Having the time of their life
Hugging one another and
Singing along with
Tears of joy streaming down their faces
Further into the house stood a huge
Seven-storied aquarium
It displayed all kinds of fish
Dolphins and a coral reef that was spectacular
Alive and beyond amazing
The colors of each fish were vibrant
Appearing a like a masterpiece painting
Colors I’d never seen before on Earth
In my vision, I strained to see past the aquarium
I peeked further inside to get a closer look
Next, I found myself alone
Walking
Down a long hallway into a
White living room which had a
Royal blue couch
Designed in a crescent moon shape
A serene quiet enveloped me
The walls sparkled with diamonds
A delightful hue I’d never
Imagined or seen before
As I ventured around the corner
My jaw dropped
I saw it…
A wide purple and gold stairway
Adorned with flowers
Winding upwards gently
As far into the sky as I could see
I heard a familiar voice that
I recognized was my mom
The “hostess of the mostest”
I always call her
Because she always is
Lovingly she called me without audible words
I heard in my heart the invitation
To come upstairs and join
The party