Si Deus, Unde Malum
Does indeed destroy
Every human lie
But not every human joy

All attempts to think
Through theodicy
End in total failure
The silence of eternity

But in our dream drive to make art
Music and poetry
I sense a hopeful hint
A possibility

That a creative cosmic Artist
Touches our human brains
Leads us from within
Amidst our persistent pain

Toward music-making beauty
A transcendence we can’t quite see
A yearning, an acceptance
Mystical unity