Credo of the Wishful
I want the Moon and Sun to circle me. I want Ptolemy and Copernicus— both—in charge of orbits. I want a Mother/Father combo— one kind Person— watching from above. And I want freedom from parental figures, be they ever so heavenly. I want it all! a sense of gratitude to the Creator, and a critical attitude to blunders made by Him or Her— Cancer, Wars, Earthquakes, Elections— Voltaire told us in the Age of Reason to cultivate our gardens without asking questions. Friday evenings, my friend and I light blue-footed flames while singing Baruch Hu we don’t know who to. O Songs! 23