Perpetually learning and unlearning
And taking delight in the most trivial and unrealistic of undertakings
For example that what it is mispronounces whatitis
Symptom or malady
Inflammation of the what
Inflammatory malapropism for those lined up
Against the flaming rampart of the world
Beyond which live the gods
The jabberwocks
The ferocious mama bears
The three billy goats gruff trip-trapping to the annoyance of the troll who lives under the bridge like many we see and why not when you consider the considerable space between refusal and consent
The ewoks the brownies the pixilated pixies
The leprechauns the banshees the kelpies
The incubi the succubae and the lamias
The ghosts goblins goons gashers and grabassies
The flying horses
The flying unicorns equine and caprine
The flying monkeys
The flying flies
The flying cats
The flying toasters
The flying frying pans
The caring nurturers
The inefficient experts
The hidebound reactionaries
The putters
The potters
The pitters
The patters
The petters
The mischief makers
The bookmakers
The musicmakers
The listmakers
The cheesemakers
The shoemakers and the elves that look like birds
The clockmakers
The watchmakers
The matchmakers
The rainmakers
The wonder workers
The sex workers
The social workers
The soda jerkers
The oil checkers
The banana tallyers
The whipper snappers
The mustache waxers
The tintype takers
The elevator operators
The beauty operators
The telephone operators
The inmates
The bosun’s mates
The teammates
The rivals
The coaches
The assistant coaches
The assistant professors
The assistant homicidal maniacs
The seamstresses and haberdashers
The embroiderers and embossers
The starters and finishers
The millers and milliners and millionaires
The geezers and wheezers and gazers at geysers
The wheelwrights playwrights and cartwrights
The navigators aviators motivators and jockeys
The gilders plasterers and thatchers
The blacksmiths silversmiths tinsmiths goldsmiths gunsmiths locksmiths and arrowsmiths
The spaniels beagles setters retrievers poodles terriers wolfhounds and wiener dogs
The marigolds and black-eyed Susans
The Rosie the riveters
The leading ladies
The damsels in distress
The prigs
The punks
The thugs
The fops
The cads
The quacks
The geeks
The freaks
The narcs
The heads
The bouncers
The bounders
The influencers
The leaders
The followers
The ridiculously precious ladies
The nymphs
The sylphs
The fauns
The satyrs
The naiads
The centaurs
The basilisks
The chimeras
The hydras
The minotaurs
The maenads
The helots
The myrmidons
The malcontents
The well-wishers
The well-to-dos
The ne’er-do-wells
The attorneys-at-law
The Johnny-come-latelies
The sergeants-at-arms
The short-order cooks
The butlers
The bakers
The bottle washers
The mountaineers
The engineers
The privateers
The chocolatiers
The musketeers
The longshoremen
The stevedores
The stowers
The packers
The matadors
The spies
The escorts
The gigolos
The pipers
The players
The middle infielders
The messengers
The technocrats
The schoolmarms
The con artists
The tattoo artists
The machinegun artists
The fiber artists
The massage therapists
The flagpole sitters
The acrobats
The antipodists
The wingwalkers
The padres
The luddites
The ringers
The rattlers
The entrepreneurs
The bourgeoises
The proletarians
The aristocrats
The rude mechanicals
The coy maidens
The gay blades
The sad clowns
The happy wanderers
The manure collectors
The spitters
The fletchers
The carders
The fullers
The dyers
The skinners
The weavers
The waivers
The tailors
The tanners
The pinners
The panners
The punners
The trimmers
The slackers
The rustlers
The wranglers
The cowboys
The passionate shepherds and their loves
The zookeepers
The bar keepers
The crypt keepers
The cataloguers
The administrators
The wholesalers
The upholsterers
The drivers
The winners
The go-getters
The procrastinators
The singers
The dancers
The chorines
The character actors
The directors
The gaffers
The grips
The riggers
The ruggers
The raggers
The prodigies
The proteges
The retailers
The brokers
The breakers
The levelers
The diggers
The muggletonians
The fixers
The menders
The finaglers
The buffoons
The churlish knaves
The fiendish thingies
The modish fashionistas
The faux-Neanderthals with prosthetic foreheads
The veterinarians
The parliamentarians
The vegetarians
The valetudinarians
The antidisestablishmentarians
The sectarians
The sexagenarians
The barbarians
The librarians
The libertarians
The libertines
The liberal democrats
The sloppy drunks
The reformed drunks
The weepy drunks
The town drunks
The drunks who eat giant turkey legs at Ye Renaissance Faire
The knob twiddlers
The meter readers
The dial tappers
The needle noodlers
The tweakers
The seekers
The beakers
The talkshow hosts
The gameshow moderators
The color commentators
The nailers
The bailers
The pailers
The wailers
The grailers
The jailers
The failers
The mailers
The hailers
The railers
The phthailers
The pundits
The planners
The poetasters
The village idiots
The squires of the manor
The dukes of earl
The constables on patrol
The superheroes
The arch-nemeses
The sharpers
The avengers
The searchers
The climbers
The divers
The curlers
The fencers
The tumblers
The fumblers
The grumblers
The bumblers
The rumblers
The crumblers
The recidivists
The irredentists
The imperialists
The activists
The specialists
The generalists
The duelists
The narcissists
The ecdysiasts
The ventriloquists
The bigamists
The pianists
The jingoists
The geomancers
The gyromancers
The necromancers
The chiromancers
The ornithomancers
The sweet romancers
The cruisers
The crushers
The shredders
The slashers
The blasters
The bashers
The smashers
The hangers-on
The letters-go
The yes-men
And the naysayers
But on this side in the workaday world
People imagine what’s on the other side
And make adjustments accordingly
Or not
Perpetually stitching and unstitching
Raveling and unraveling
Unpacking unshaping undoing unthinking unwriting
Learning and unlearning
Apart and together
And all points in between