How Much Will You Love Me In Heaven?

 

How Will You Love Me in Heaven?

(Dedicated to my grandmother, Mary Katherine Way)

 

Shall I keep you in my heart forever,

And shall we kiss above the sun,

Shall we take our every measure,

Or shall we merely greet our God?

 

Will we bring our tidings with us,

And shall we know our hearts then,

Or will we be like strangers captured,

In the notes of Heaven’s song.

 

Will you love me dear, forever,

Or will I make thy full heart ache,

Will I stab it with my censure,

Will I tear it down for comfort?

 

Will you miss me in the morning?

Will you brush your teeth at night,

Will you dally, as you always,

Found the need to, when I leave?

 

Will I enter into Heaven,

With my key limp at my side,

And will you remind me to take it,

Will it play upon our minds?

 

Will I be forgetful, as,

I always had that penchant,

And will you annoy with my naggings,

Or will we be strangers once more?

 

When we enter into Heaven,

How will all our children be?

Will they spend our whole cash earnings,

And love us, as you love me?

 

When we finally get to Heaven,

How much will you still love me?

Will we embrace for life eternal,

And will you be inclined to kiss me?

 

Oh my dearest, how much will you love me,

When we finally get to Heaven?