Pay attention please
nothing up my sleeve
no sly tricks to deceive
or similar feats of legerdemain
i kid you not!
nothing underhand or over-the-top
nothing consequential (unless it must)
no lesson proverbial or moral
ultimately -- i tell you -- it's just-so
at or to hand willing and ready to go
neither frugal nor greedy
none of your bally-hoo
by no means hard to tackle -- till it's actual
tisn't fickle
as for your high-and-mighty doctrinal
meant-to-baffle final proofs
that tickle intellectual fancy
bag and baggage
both saintly and holy, even what you might call sortilege
can be labelled "left luggage" without sacrilege
nothing judgemental
found by measure or comparison, big and small
neither in detail nor as a whole
only just-so way-to-go! plain-no-thrubble at all at all!
as for the pleasure, it's yours
and the wonder
not to be wondered at, naturally
unless what's what turns you silly with glee
although i admit to a loss of savoir-faire
that bristles my hair
when its basilisk stare comes face to face
or vice versa take care
this normal state of affairs
trial or pleasure will accompany you through the years
to be aware of in the daylight
to come upon in the darkness under the stars
mmvii