fool's gold

came they and told

what we have isn't gold

hence it can't be sold

learned we from the smiths' fold

the explanation was bold

warming the snowy winter's cold

we couldn't have it mold

believe it not my mind spoke

receive non said my heart did poke

deceive but don't mock

perceive it or they will rob your cloak

give in not to the stroke

to steal they had to conceive an idea

I had to be decisive

a clear response I had to give

plainly succinct not evasive

well deliberated and thoughtfully incisive

non of it had to be divisive

neither was I to sound derisive

all they did was to suggest

it was for me to digest

can't deny it was bitter to ingest

seriously I had not time to jest

we then all agreed to have pretest

and have the report kept at the regest