My Heaven by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The poem explores the idea of a romantic and idealized heaven where the speaker will reunite with their beloved after death. The speaker describes this heaven as a place of beauty and joy, where they will be free from sorrow and pain. They imagine being reunited with their loved one, holding hands, and walking together in a paradise filled with flowers, music, and love.
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox · First published 1893 · Genre: Poetry, Philosophical, Spiritual · 279 words
First lines
Unhoused in deserts of accepted thought, / And lost in jungles of confusing creeds, / My soul strayed, homeless, finding its own needs / Unsatisfied with what tradition taught.
The pros and cons, the little ifs and ands, / The but and maybe, and the this and that, / On which the churches thicken and grow fat, / I found but structures built on shifting sands.
And all their heavens were strange and far away, / And all their hells were made of human hate; / And since for death I did not care to wait, / A heaven I fashioned for myself one day.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Date: 1893 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Philosophical, Spiritual, Inspirational, Reflective
- Length: 279 words
- Structure: 1 section, 6 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is structured in verse and employs poetic devices such as rhyme and meter.
- Philosophical — The themes explore existential questions and the nature of belief and spirituality.
- Spiritual — The content delves into personal spirituality and the creation of a personal heaven.
- Inspirational — The tone and message aim to inspire readers to find their own inner peace and happiness.
Tags
Romance · Poetry · Love · Spirituality · Death · Grief · Loss · Mourning · Sorrow · Longing · Yearning · Elegy