God is a story told in many a tongue

which claims veracity, a “no” or “yes”;

sufficiently persistent to impress

the Academy; have a place among

the schools of learning. There’s no escaping

God! Pro or con. One might as well ignore

Arithmetic, that two and two are four.

If faith calls, no meager hope is shaping

consciousness. God wills more than we expect,

desire or deserve. Unbelief so small!

Life a mere three score years and ten, that’s all ?

Great things we should anticipate, project

a better end. Eternity’s too short

for generosity of heaven’s sort.