A New Journey Begins

I found this written on a card and thought to myself if John had 1 last story to tell it would have gone just like this:

There's a place
I've never seen
beyond this world we know.
A place I've only heard of
but someday hope to go.
It's not on any map,
there are no roads
to take me there,
But it's a place of perfect peace
where hearts are free from care.
And though I understand
some may be saddened
when I leave,
One day, we will meet again
that's what I believe...

When it's time to travel there,
I think I'll wear a smile,
I'll say good-bye to those I love,
but only for awhile,
Knowing there are others
who have traveled there alone,
Who cannot wait to greet me
and to whisper "Welcome Home"