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Bill, it may not be you at all! I come to wonder whether line 1 is not the biggest stumbling block. This may make no diff, but you did give me a thought. Yes, there are references to the T. Thanks. Sheila Comedia Faced with present prestidigitation, why not major in history? Anymore, the past reverberates with just-so justice, versus an unframed portrait of today, signed by the self- appointed mascot of disruptive screech that implicates its hearers for receiving and rescinding. On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 12:40 AM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sleight of hand? I recall the word prestidigitation, sounding like > something a century old magician might get up to. But sorry, Sheila, I can > make no more sense of this poem than I could of last week's. I'm sure it's > me but I just can't lock in any sort of interpretation. It's 'about' Trump, > maybe? (Most things seem to be these days.) These words, in this order, are > inpenetrable to me and I've tried - I've read and re-read a number of > times. Is there some 'key' of which I am unaware? > > Bill > > On Thu, 1 Jun 2017 at 5:18 pm, Patrick McManus < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I am getting ancient had to double check > > > > prestidigitation. > > > > and good job I did!! one of those BIG words one wishes to work in > > thanks Sheila ah the safety of studying history (unless one is some sort > > of denier!! > > cheers P 9off on short holiday -I hate holidays but well duty calls !! > > On 01/06/2017 03:41, Sheila Murphy wrote: > > > Lockstep splinters > > > faced with > > > prestidigitation. > > > Why not > > > > > > major in history? > > > Anymore, the past > > > reverberates with > > > just-so justice, > > > > > > versus an unframed > > > portrait of today, > > > signed by the self- > > > appointed mascot > > > > > > of disruptive screech > > > that implicates > > > its hearers for > > > receiving and rescinding. > > > > > > Sheila E. Murphy > > >