Denis Martindale - Write A Poem!

I've racked my brains to get it right,
It's not that easy, folks!
The constant strain to stay polite
And not to share my jokes!
The battle for a turn of phrase
Nobody's heard before,
With syllables in perfect place,
Then count them to be sure!

The title takes at least a day,
The first verse takes a week,
With spell checks that I must obey,
Or else I'm up the creek!
With punctuation marks as well,
To set the record straight,
I tell you this, it's bloody hell
And I'm not kidding, mate...

My so-called Muse just comes and goes,
She prompts and prods then leaves,
Yet where she's off to no-one knows,
She's in and out like thieves...
She helped me write the other night,
Then left me in the lurch,
So there I was, when she took flight,
The final verse to search...

I don't get much for all I do,
I don't get paid a mint!
In fact, right there, you've got a clue,
Why every day I'm skint!
But I like writing poetry...
So why should I complain?
A brand new poem's come to me!
Oh, well, here goes... again...

Denis Martindale

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