A Preamble Ramble

Before we play, let's preamble with the entree, Enjoy the soft shoe shuffle, before the souffle. Dancing tipsy, on tippy-toes, to belay and delay the mainstay. It's a wily whisper of words, a teaser to savor in foreplay. To amble and gamble, to begin with the starters on show, Unscrambles the egg, but won’t scramble the glow. For it's only a tongue-tip foretaste, a wink to what's next. A fling ding unfettered, a sinew stretch, before things get complex. It's like players who tune their strings, before starting to play. It's like scene-setters setting the stage for ballet. It's a warm-up, a rehearsal, a try-out, to get things right. Before the curtains call up, ready to go on opening night.