Then the two of them went
up the path,
The puppy at the
boy's heels,
They raced and chased each
other,
Pure joy was
revealed.
A few more steps, and the
boy saw
A pure white, woolly
lamb,
A bell jingled on his
collar,
Announcing, "Here I
am."
The lamb rubbed up against the boy,
Who hugged him round his
neck,
"Baa Baa," cried the little lamb,
Then joined in the
trek.
Something sweetly fluttered by,
That made the boy
grin
A lovely, golden butterfly,
Lightly brushed the boy's chin.
Then it landed on his
shoulder
Where its tiny toes held
fast
It glimmered in the
sunlight,
As if made of fine stained
glass.
The boy could not have
been
More delighted or more
pleased,
And, though
butterflies are always shy,
This one seemed at
ease.
Then a
plaintive, faint meow
Reached the child's
ear,
And there lolling
in the flowers
A kittycat
appeared.
The lad gazed
into its soulful eyes,
Which were bigger than
itself,
He hugged the kitten to his
heart,
So much tenderness he
felt.
The kitten clung to the
child's arm,
As they all continued up the path,
Such a joyful group they
were,
With baas and barks
and purrs and laughs.
Suddenly they all looked
up
And saw a great city on a
hill,
It glowed in dazzling
glory,
All were astounded and
stood still.
Their eyes were big as
saucers,
Such an awesome sight
beheld,
Then, as one, they took off
running
Up the hill, as if
compelled.
They climbed the hill as
fast they could,
To reach the
city's gates,
Which had opened wide
to let them in,
Yes ... heaven did
await.
The little boy, the dog,
the cat,
The white
lamb and the butterfly
Raced through
the shimmering, shiny gates,
Until all were safe
inside.
The Lord himself was there
to greet them,
Each pet received His
gentle pats,
And the little boy was
hugged with love,
As he sat upon his
Father's lap.
God told the
boy not to worry
About those he'd left
behind,
For one day they would join
him,
But, for now, they were
just fine.
And then God said
the lad could send
A word back to his loved
ones, too.
So the boy grinned and shouted out,
"HI GUYS!
HEAVEN'S REALLY
COOL!"
Virginia (Ginny)
Ellis
Copyright June
2006 ~ Updated February 2008