A Religious Empiricist (1)

Michael Peach

Though some would call this blasphemy,
At times the thought occurs to me
That our convulsive world might be
A small Divine laboratory.

Jerusalem
16 January 1995

When first we moved to Ramat Gan, To help Tamar

Though wholeness is indeed my priority And the sensing function

My body now, alas, is paying the price, Together with

Due not least to constant U.S. vetoes Of U.N. resolutions

The streets near the park In Ramat Gan, Traffic-clogged and

Israel’s soul is all but lost. For the most vocal