Powerful poetry of hope

this day in paradise
new feet are treading through high halls of gold
this day in paradise
new legs are striding over jewelled fields
in which the diamond is considered ordinary
this day in paradise
new eyes have glimpsed the deep fire ready
to flame the stale earth pure
this day in paradise
new blood, the rose red juice that gushed at golgotha
now ripples and races down the pure veins
of a recently arrived beloved
this day in paradise
a new heart pounds in praise
a new body shaped by sacrifice
this day in paradise
the daunting dart of death has no point
no place and no meaning
and whilst we mourn and weep through these human hours
this day in paradise
the blazing embrace between saviour and son goes on and on and on...
(by stewart henderson)