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“On the Word Kingdom” by James Agee 🇺🇸 (27 Nov 1909 – 16 May 1955)
In that kingdom no one cries.
No one doubts, for no one lies.
No son ever dreads his mother,
Nor no brother envies brother.
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Families, there like nearby trees
Spring and shelter, and the bees
Groan among the cloudy flowers;
Angels, each a soul devours.
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There continually the smile
Of the heart that knows no guile.
There, untroubled, people greet,
Death like an old friend in the street.