The Stairway

There is a stairway built of clouds with stardust encrusted.
Wave upon wave heavenwards ascending…
the vision of the kingdom
like multiple choirs of cherubim and seraphim ascending.
Upwards go the hierarchies merging.
At the basis of everything
is earth and dust.
Next comes the vegetable realm,
the birds, the beasts and the fishes.
And then lording on top comes Man,
like Jacob dreaming
at the foot of the flaming ladder
which leads into the goldmines of the heavens.