New text, you indent--first skip a line,
Makes readability more well defined.
Engagin' copy--what the editor's eyein'.
Indent your paragraphs--at least it looks fine.

Long paragraphs, don't use,
But if they're too short--narrative gets loose.

Indent your paragraphs; close compound nouns,
Such as "turnstile"; in English they abound.
Look on the shelf, look on the shelf,
Rarely.
Book on the shelf, book on the shelf:
Dic-tion-ar-y

Turn out simple block text, and don't get cute
With the formatting, or the editor will shoot
You a hard look and give your copy the boot--
That's nearly as bad as using "mute" for "moot."

He cares what words you choose
And he will label your gaffes "lex abuse."

You faxed it in and then gave him a line,
But you can see from his looks, he isn't buyin'
And he's discovered that you were plagiarizin'
Repent or you'll be sent to obits, cryin'.

He cares what words you choose
He's literal-minded and hits the booze.

Indent your paragraphs, indent your paragraphs.

LA, LA, LA, L.A., L.A., L.A.
One's a state; one's in CA. . . .