This poetry was forwarded to me by one of my cousins.....and its fantastic.read it and u would know.......i loved it so much that i decided to share it with my dear ilander friends.and i sincerely hope you will enjoy it as much as i did......so here it goes....

I was shocked, confused, bewildered
as I entered Heaven's door,
Not by the beauty of it all,
nor the lights or its decor.

But it was the folks in Heaven
who made me sputter and gasp--
the thieves, the liars, the sinners,
the alcoholics, the trash

There stood the kid from seventh grade
who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbor
who never said anything nice.

Herb, who I always thought
was rotting away in hell,
was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
looking incredibly well.

I nudged Jesus, "What's the deal?
I would love to hear Your take.How'd all these sinners
get up here?
God must've made a mistake.

"And why's everyone so quiet,
so somber? Give me a clue."
"Hush, child," said He, "they're all in shock.
No one thought they'd be seeing you."

Judge NOT.

p.s-going out of station for a few days....i have an entrance in bhubaneshwar..this time am not taking my lappy with me so may be i will remain off my iland for 3-4 days.......so dear friends wish me all the best for my exam and also for the shopping spree that i have planned to have this weekend.:-) :-)......catch up with u guys later.take care and do miss me.....hee hee heee....:-)

love to all-

sampanna