Considerations Pertinent to Theorizing about Spirituality

Fish (fly-replete, in depth of June,

Dawdling away their wat'ry noon)

Ponder deep wisdom, dark or clear,

Each secret fishy hope or fear.

Fish say, they have their Stream and Pond;

But is there anything Beyond?

This life cannot be All, they swear,

For how unpleasant if it were!

One may not doubt that, somehow, Good

Shall come of Water and of Mud;