Neither One Will Do

Neither one has a clue

And neither one will do...

Not Thing One or Thing Two

Not Thing Red or Thing Blue

Not Thing Old or Thing New

No, neither one will do

Neither one has a clue

Jim Lonsdale Poetry 2024

Author's Note

Observing a local Senate race (With apologies to Dr. Seuss)

Reviews

[Marie]

Very difficult to make up one's mind which thing, Jim. Lovely use of metaphor in this little tongue twister. I like it v-e-r-y much! Thank you for sharing, dear poet...

[Desert Knave]

Thank you so much. I really do love to play with words / sounds. ~Jim

[Marie]

Most welcome always, Jim. Words are like toys in your hands, dear poet...

[jacob erin-cilberto]

reminds me of when my dad would want me to grab a thing....and he would say, "no, not that thing. The thing over there by the other thing, yes, that thing."
Thank you, Dad, for your specificity...
Jim,
I quite like this "thing."

[Desert Knave]

Thanks ! This is the most contentious race we've had here in awhile, and unfortunately both are so well-funded that the ads don't stop. ~Jim