The Hole

In the depths of it workmen are working

At the top, a man with a camp stool, vacuum flask, haversack, and other necessities for a long vigil is forming the nucleus of a queue

From time to time curious folk gather round and wonder what is going on below

Each gazes into the hole and sees a different significance to the events down there

Their theories are ingenious but contradictory

With the fanaticism of the scientist, the politician and the preacher, each tries to convince the others