#sacramental
Every nation for itself,
I heard the pundit say,
I said what's a pundit, in my head,
I breathe, I think, I said, dunno.
Well, do tell, I asked myself,
learn for us all what a pundit is.
Oh, see it is an Empire classifier
1670s, "learnëd Hindu,"
especially one versed
in Sanskrit lore,
science, law, or religion,
in the eyes
of a merchant
from the backward west,
as any pundit might quietly discern…
from Hindi payndit
"a learnëd man, master, teacher,"
from Sanskrit payndita-s
"a learnëd man, scholar,"
a word
of uncertain origin. -- so many such we have
Broader application in English to "any learnëd man" is recorded by 1816. Related: Punditry.
Used now for those
of strong faith in their own knowns, as seen on TV.
Jan 20
Jan 20, 2026 at 1:13 PM UTC
This poem brings a surprise,
Once I came home with bits of pies
In my hair, kids did what they dare,
Food fights all over everywhere,
All part of sacramental life,
Church celebrations full of strife,
No, I am not kidding,
In cream puffs we were skidding,
This Dracula finally left the scene,
You try teaching all those tweens!
Sep 25, 2019
Sep 25, 2019 at 4:52 PM UTC