Declaration

When I am old,

And called across the sea,

And beauty, peace, and ecstasy unfold,

Make no sad laments for me.

A quiet shore awaits,

Those long passed, I’ll meet again,

Within majestic open gate,

The happiest I'll ever be.

I'll walk the pathway,

Abounding sights,

Shoreline blue and silver gray,

Days and nights now finite.

And when you come

And call and look for me

Follow the silence to my sanctum

On the shore along the sea.

Afterthoughts for "Declaration"

My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless 

it be through Earth's loveliness.

Michelangelo

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

Jules Renard

If Heaven exists, to know that there's laughter, that would be a great thing.

Robin Williams