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Chapter 85: The Fountain

Oh, Believer or Infidel?
Oh, Believer or Infidel?

Not for a want of science --
Oh, perception isn't half enough!
And not for a want of prophets --
Oh, mysticism's imprecise!

Oh, will we ever understand
The mysteries of nature's hand?

We can't tell the difference --
Is it water or is it air?
The spout is of significance
As an observable phenomenon.

Yeah, these creatures of the deep
Are filled with the profundity
Of the Heavens and the Earth,
Whoa, whoa!

So you can't get very close,
To study or experiment --
It once burned a man to the quick!
Whoa, whoa!

Oh, was it hubris that struck him down,
Or unfathomable nature, now?
Oh, Believer or Infidel?
Oh, Believer or Infidel?
Regard them with an equal eye!

© and ℗ 2009 Patrick Shea

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from Call Me Ishmael; volume 1, released January 1, 2009

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Patrick Shea Brooklyn, New York

Patrick is a nerd, a book lover, a math afficianado, an Ishmael, and an Ahab. He lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. He grew up in Portland, OR; and has also lived in Grinnell, IA (for college); and Austin, TX.

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