The Pontiff, the Atheist, and the Nonsequitor
On Fresh Air, Hawking biographer Kitty Ferguson
said she's not sure Hawking isn't a believer.
Will or will not Hawking convert?
Will he, finally, see the light?
Will he, like T.S. Eliot, revert
To the Anglican rite?
“When the time comes to depart,”
said she's not sure Hawking isn't a believer.
Will or will not Hawking convert?
Will he, finally, see the light?
Will he, like T.S. Eliot, revert
To the Anglican rite?
“When the time comes to depart,”
The pontiff whispered, “atheists must—
Unlike chimney sweeps, however smart—
Turn to Jesus, not to dust.”
“Besides,” the pontiff added, “It
’ s my tiara.”
“We
’ll see if it is,” said Rivera.
Robert Forrey, 2012
