Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE GATES OF HEAVEN, by DOUGLAS MALLOCH


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First Line: Where shall we look for bliss?
Last Line: Its gates.
Subject(s): Heaven; Paradise


Where shall we look for bliss? --
In worlds afar?
Worlds that are hid from this
Beyond a star?
Where shall we seek? -- behind
Some rainbow's end?
Where shall we go to find
A friend?

Ever around our feet
The grasses grow,
Near to us, glad and sweet,
The lilies blow,
Here at our very door
The roses gleam,
While we go seeking for
A dream.

Heaven is just as far
As far we look.
Heavens around us are! --
Beside the brook,
Here in our garden, yes,
Our cottage in,
Highways to happiness
Begin.

Nearer than mortals think
Our heaven lies --
Never beyond the brink,
Beyond the skies.
Not through a sombre door
Heaven awaits;
Living, we stand before
Its gates.





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