The Birthday Of The World - Meditation For Rosh Hashanah Poem by Lewis Eron

God did not make the world according to my specs.
I was not on the planning committee
Nor did he take my bid
But he did use union labor
Even though it was hard to count time and a half
At the start of the job.
But the angels were well organized
And they got their due.

Someone must have negotiated Sabbath,
Hard to believe that it was a management decision,
Although God loves gardening,
And fair labor laws are someplace in Scripture.

I'm not sure that I would have done a better job,
But I would have stacked the odds differently,
Made nature a little easier to understand,
And made sure that the two day week-end
Was part of the primal plans.

I sometimes forget that creation is a kit
All the pieces are in the box,
And God gave us the directions,
And since the help line is always busy,
Perhaps it is time to read the instructions.