Light-Filled Land

I took the reins of the morning sun

And rode upon its silver rays

My time on earth was not yet done,

Before me lay a thousand ways

And dreams I had not dreamed before

Of love the gift and joy new -found,

When through the spirit's open door

I saw a vision and heard the sound

Of anklet bells in a distant clime.

A child of God came near to me

In a place where no one measured time,

It seemed a gold eternity.

I recognized my being there,

No longer aged, no longer worn

But young among the young and fair,

In that light-filled land reborn.