I was walking down life's highway a long time ago.
One day I saw a sign that read, "ETERNITY'S GROCERY STORE".
I got a little closer the door came open wide,
and when I came to myself I was standing inside.
I saw a wealth of SPIRITS. They were standing everywhere.
One handed me a basket and said, "My Child shop with care".
Everything a Pagan needs was in that grocery store.
And all you couldn't carry, you could come back the next day for more.
First, I got some PATIENCE: LOVE was in the same row.
Further down was UNDERSTANDING: you need that everywhere you go.
I got a box or two of WISDOM, a bag or two of FAITH.
I just couldn't miss the PEACE & LOVE, for it was all over the place.
I stopped to get some STRENGTH & COURAGE to help me run this race.
By then my basket was getting full, but I remembered I needed some GRACE.
I didn't forget REINCARNATION, for REINCARNATION was free,
so I tried to get enough of that to learn the lessons of me.
Then I started up to the counter to pay my grocery bill,
for I thought I had everything to do my Parent's will.
As I went up the aisle, I saw RITUAL: and I just had to put that in,
for I knew when I stepped outside, I would want to sing again.
SONG & JOY were plentiful; they were last on the shelf.
HEART & PRAISE were hanging near, so I just helped myself.
Then I said to the spirit, "Now, how much do I owe?"
He smiled and said, "Just take them everywhere you go."
Again, I smiled and said, "How much do I really owe?"
He smiled again and said, "Gentle Spirit, Your PARENTS paid your
bill a long., long time ago"
Submitted by: Jonathan Thomas
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