God is not a magician, he said
No magic wand to wave.
No props behind the scenes
setting them up to run
according to script.
This is not a disney-world
to pass through while
the play goes on around you;
there is no happy ending assured;
no trail of twinkling stars.
No, God is not a magician
and did not create the scene
through some slight-of-hand
or set the mood through
attention to the lighting
or prescribe the make-up
so that it could all seem real.
God is not a magician, he said
No magic wand to wave.
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