Yes, they're buggers all right, Rob, and it always staggers me how many good ones turn up here (damn those clever so-and-sos
)
Loosely translated bouts rimés means "rhymed ends" but it wouldn't really be a poem in the singular!
Your entry made me smile; I'd be inclined to italicise
Sun 's, as you mean the newspaper. I also thought it sounded as if you'd moved here from another country, which I think you could play up to for even greater effect! How about
:
Since I moved from the States I’ve taken pains
To try and talk it up, and if I may...
Not sure whether "Staines" will be permitted but it's worth a punt!
Jayne