Meter for dummies?

Accent DOES make it hard -- I find I just write it as I would say it myself, and ignore the fact that you Americans say things arse about face Same problem happens with rhyme -- recent example was when I rhymed "boring" and "drawing" and got laughed at, but it works for me! 

So... my accent varies enormously from yours, and my partner is Scottish so his is different again, but the principles of meter don't change.  At the very most, these small deviations are going to cause people to pause for a moment and re-evaluate the way they read your line.  I'm afraid you can't use accent as an excuse when you're talking to an Australian