A Lasting Dream Poem by Barry Middleton

if death is but a lasting dream
then I will gladly sleep

there I may roam into the past
of memories I can keep

cool green days of quiet groves
return again to me

and then I am a child again
my spirit is set free

when I crest the final hill
to see what can be found

I know a valley waits for me
my soul at last unbound

there I will find my family
and all that I hold dear

the peace of Eden's lasting grace
beyond all earthly fear