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Moore, Oklahoma
What more
elegant argument for an indifferent God
Could the
agnostic give than this swath of crushed timbers
Populated with
twisted and tangled wood and steel
Wires and
bathtubs, heirlooms and lives.
The tornado
came, struck, departed.
The next morning
the sun rose and it was a beautiful May day.
The beauty of
the day mocked
Those who would
argue against the indifference thesis.
With a certainty
the swath of timbers
Will be removed.
The earth will
be renewed.
Moore, Oklahoma,
will wait patiently
For the weather
to change.
--June 1, 2013
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