The Kingdom Is Now
When the sentient world disappears
it eliminates all of our fears;
and then we are able to employ
our hidden capacity for joy.
Death is a cure for everything
while life is a time for enjoying.
Attaining a cosmic consciousness
is a mutation to happiness.
While waiting for our small deaths to call
we might as well understand it all.
Thereby death is held in suspension
while life gets all of our attention.
Happiness is appreciation
of the beauty of all creation.

Walt Abbott–12-24-08