The Preferential Please

by Robert John Meehan

'Pass a perfectly plain piece of picture paper.'

was Paula's preliminary proclamation

A 'Pass a perfectly plain piece of picture paper.'

plainly perceived without the preferential PLEASE

Thus, a 'Pass a perfectly plain piece of picture paper.'

perceived without the preferential PLEASE

will presumably predicate a precursory point

that a 'Pass a perfectly plain piece of picture paper.'

perceived without the preferential PLEASE

probably permits a plausible presumption

that passing a perfectly plain piece of picture paper

probably won't be permitted

primarily as a precautionary procedure

to prohibit possible presumptions that

a perfectly plain piece of picture paper

can be procured without the preferential PLEASE

thus, 'Pass a perfectly plain piece of picture paper.'

preceded with the preferential PLEASE would be permitted

pending a parley with Paula to pattern

her perception that a 'Pass a perfectly plain piece

of picture paper.'would be plainly permitted

if prefaced with the perfunctory preferential PLEASE