A glimpse of heaven

I see her as a 4 year old girl, with wavy blond hair, an ethereal dress, a crown of wildflowers on her little head.

She is in a field, filled with these wildflowers, and long grass, and blinding sunlight.

She runs, she plays, she stops, she plays.  She runs to and from my nona who is also in the field.  She plays with other lost children.

She sees me and I catch my breath.  She hands me a bouquet of wildflowers and then runs along, away from me, saying as she goes "mommy I love you..."

For a brief moment I feel close to her.

She blows me a kiss and is gone.