Brendan Behan, the famous novelist, was invited to Oxford University to partake in a debate about the difference between poetry & prose. His opponent, having spoken for close on two hours, Behan took the podium;
"I'll be brief.
There was a young fellah named Rollocks
Who worked for Ferrier Pollocks
As he walked on the Strand
With his girl by the hand
The tide came up to his ankles.
‘Now that is prose, tide being out’ Behan said. ‘If the tide had been in, it would’ve been poetry."