Picking twenty-five to be profound or dazzle,
concisely, causes coach's mind to frazzle.
A word choice made - "You're on my roster.
Suit up, 'snollygoster'".
At the risk of coming off turgid
I offer this tale esoteric
Hoping it’s not found insipid
Nor causes one to be apoplectic
But rather received with alacrity
Without the need for paroxysm
My word there’ll be no chicanery
And avoidance of anachronism
Far from being sesquipedalian
Nor need for any razzmatazz
The tale of the slubberdegullion
Who thought himself full with pizzazz
Though being so supercilious
His affect stirred only dudgeon
Any good was so very fugacious
From this untoward tatterdemalion
Yet still he persisted a mumpsimus
If you will, and worse a panjandrum
So aggravating and rumbustious
Redeeming qualities not a modicum
An unquestioned snollygoster
Given to being quite vagary
An ill-reputed hugger-mugger
And a voice of such cacophony
But I see that you are insouciant
And consider my warning malarkey
Since you wish to be recalcitrant
My apologies for being persnickety
I end my tale of the rapscallion
Without further ado or rigmarole
Avoiding becoming ultracrepidarian
I have met my supererogatory parole
“Work is worship," a doctrine passed through centuries,
"Rest is rebellion," a baton, drowning in miseries.
"Act without expectation," karma echoes,
"Everything returns," as destiny bestows.
"Silence is golden," a soft ebb that silhouettes the sand,
"Words can change the course of history," a tide that overwhelms the land.
"Knowledge is power," the metaphorical snollygoster—
"Ignorance is bliss," a brazen imposter.
"Aging like fine wine," a desire to aspire,
"Worn by the years," behind a graceful facade.
"A stitch in time saves nine," maxim in Grandma's script,
"Don't fix what isn't broken," Grandpa's witty quip.
Aphorisms perplexing the gyri and sulci—
Dichotomy percolates, its fulcrum sheepishly sly.
Like a dolphin decoding submerged signals,
Surveilling truths with a dunk, a leap, and a dash of giggles.
Ballyhoo skullduggery
bling-bling you dingleberry,
you old flibbertigibbet,
you snollygoster!
Sialoquent
This speaker is a renowned gent.
When calm, he is quite eloquent;
when excited, he’s sialoquent.
My advice to you may sound blunt:
wear a face shield if you sit down front.
tending to spray saliva when speaking
Snickersnees
Chocolate peanut candy lover Jimmy Gees
called a toll-free number for some Snickersnees.
Long-bladed knives arrived and made poor Jimmy sad.
Some bite-sized Snickers surely would have made him glad.
Snollygoster
You’re on the candidate roster.
Is it good change for all you foster.
or you a snollygoster?
Clever, unethical person
Scurryfunge
To clean this sticky, greasy grunge,
grab the cleaner, gloves, and sponge.
Plunge in for a scurryfunge.
quick clean-up
Date: May 19, 2020
Contest Title: And now for something completely different
Sponsor: John Lawless
A person who is
intelligent
but very
shrewd, cares
more for
personal
gain, doesn't has
any principles.
~X~X~X~
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