Children in heaven

CHILDREN IN HEAVEN

I spoke to a robin

who visits my tree

I told him I thought

you were waiting for me

he shook his soft head

and much disagreed

"the children in heaven

are happy, you see.

They know of no fear

they feel no regret

they spend the days wrapped

in a blissful forget.

they're loved very much

by your ancestors all

and they run around playing

with sticks and a ball.

And the only time

children in heaven seem sad

is when they look down

on the life that they had

and the people they love

feel no longer alive

even though it's not their time

to travel this side.

So chin up, said Robin

let no more tears fall

your child is quite free

with their sticks and a ball

and they're in no great rush

to see you just yet

you've life still to live

and more memories to get

And time may pass slowly

here on the ground

but in heaven it's moments

and will quickly come round

so let the world turn

and let everything be

the children in heaven 

are happy, you see."

~Donna Ashworth