In the falling light of day I read the old man a book.
Stories of love, enmity, deceit Jealousy, betrayal, sacrifice All from one authorβs mind One penning hand Some very short some too long But nowhere do I find He has taken a stand On virtue and vice Right and wrong Belief faith Destiny fates Nowhere asserts If he is theist atheist agnostic Nor invokes god Praise or curse him.