When I was a child,
I imagined the streets of Heaven 
would be lined with
cotton candy and chocolate kisses.

As a young adult, 
I thought instead
those avenues of the Promised Land
would sparkle with 
diamonds and pearls and gold. 

Now, I know only this: 
the road to
and through
and all around
the Peace that passes all understanding
is paved with Love – 
His and mine and yours.