Walking Back Poem by William Lindenmuth

An angel walking back to heaven
Leaving at 6 she will be home soon
If she hurries she will be home by 7
Dancing across the gibbous moon
Planets and stars shine brightly
On her trek across the sky
Halo's glowing in the darkness
Wings expanded angels fly
She arrives on time to her destination
Just outside the "pearly gates"
St Peter reaches to stamp her ticket
She finds she no longer waits
On my way to heaven she sings
Far beyond the stars
I move gracefully without effort
Timeless moments travelling afar
I am home, I am safe and I feel no pain
Reunited with my past
Faces long gone now are familiar
Time stands still
Beyond all shadows cast