The Swindon Adver said "come on, let's write"
I grabbed my pen and a pad of A4
Will it be poetry or prose, I must get it right,
To ramble on would be a big bore.

Now Wordsworth wrote some wonderful stuff
A bloke called Auden had a winning way,
Lots of others have spouted sheer guff,
Shall I be deep and moody or happy and gay?

Those catchy two liners are really great fun
Bright and breezy, they just trip off the pen.
Sublime inspiration is really hard won,
Quite frankly it's often beyond my ken.

The Adver has printed some crackers this week
There's plenty of talent in this town of ours,
My poetic prowess is not at its peak
Though I've chewed my biro for hours and hours.

I thought this challenge would just be a doddle,
Dash off a few lines while striking a pose,
But I really can't get this into my noddle
Should it be rhyming couplets or poetry prose?