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"Whys And Hows" (by Joe DiMino) I seldom take Why and How seriously anymore; As Shakespeare said, it is all theater (Light-theater, except for the wars--natural and manmade, local and international); The Why, on a well-lit marquee for alliteration, Is a simple V, with a backslash-tail going off to the left Where most of the manikins sit Right from the stage-- If you still need them, All Hows can be found in books by the dozens (no reason for committing them to memory); And when not found Then they are really Ys-- The Hs and Os and Ws (Shows) When solved from the jumble, Leftover S, a laughing snake-- The house-lights Turned up full Each of the players set upon a mark; Some in costume with masks, And some in birthday of their own-- Awaiting boos Or applauds-- The curtain again rises But all we hear is silence, The audience still-- In wax of make-believe awe....