22

22

We walked into the restaurant,
scanning for a free table.
The one at the back,
we gestured,
and our wish was what we got.

22 was its number,
behind it the original 7,
reminding me of heaven
and the delights to be enjoyed now.

Where light reigns instead of darkness,
and hope shines bright for all.
Thought to be a story for the future,
an actual reality now.

Awakened from the first dream,
I'm learning the terrain of a landscape
that is at once new and old.
Life is full of joy and wonder again
as it was in the beginning.