I've got my ticket. It didn't cost me a dime. 
A friend gave it to me at just the right time

It will be better than any ride I've been on
The exhilarating ride will last past dawn

The destination is unimaginable; nothing I've ever seen
The seas of glass and pastures of Emerald Green

Crystal music from golden chimes
Heavenly notes with divine rhymes

Could this be the place I heard of long ago
Oh my, a seat on the very first row for a Heavenly show

I had no idea what was in store to see
My loving family is being seated by me

If I could only return to tell my family and friends, 
to get their ticket before their time comes to an end

February 27, 2023
Mark Waldrop