I was told I needed a Thneed.
They said a Thneed is what everyone needs.
I knew my things had become old.
Miss a trend, and I'd be left in the cold.
I sold all my most cherished stuff
To pay for the transformed truffula fluff.
I can’t afford to pay my bills.
Good thing this cozy Thneed keeps out the chills.
― Edmund Burke
I'm gonna get one of those! See, breathe and feed out of one hole,and nobody can see me! Brilliant poem for a bizarre prompt!
ReplyDeleteYvonne, it was a bizarre prompt. Since The Lorax was my favorite children's book and contributed to my care of the environment, it was an easy one to write.
DeleteOh how fun and I love it!!
ReplyDeleteHugs
SUeAnn
SueAnn, thank you!
DeleteHahha - yes, very Seussian! Well done you!
ReplyDeleteOther Mary, it's a little intimidating to copy the master. Nobody can do Seuss like he did.
DeleteI sold all my most cherished stuff
ReplyDeleteTo afford the transformed truffula fluff.
I love this couplet! I had to keep saying it to myself, it was such fun! LOL ♥
Jinksy, thank you! I was fun to write this MagPie.
DeleteCatfish, thanks! I have my moments.
ReplyDeletea living testimony to the Seuss-man!!
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Zongrik, I tried.
DeleteNothing I Thneed that bad!
ReplyDeleteYou write good Seuss.
Alex, ha, me neither! Thanks.
Deleteoh yes! Dr Seuss I presume! Good one!
ReplyDeleteKathe W, thank you!
DeleteOh my yes! you are well on your way toward a Seuss aficionado!
ReplyDeletethanks-
Izzy, I'm not worthy!
DeleteVery creative Theresa. Thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteNatalie, thanks for stopping by.
DeleteIt was fun and clever!
ReplyDeleteAmazing Theresa!
Nas, thank you! Much appreciated.
DeleteWow, what a pic! Somebody's cold.
ReplyDeleteLiz, can you imagine knitting that?
DeleteThoroughly enjoyable- and since I am cold today, I would really like one of those things...
ReplyDeleteShelly, as one MagPie poem said, it would be hard to pee.
DeleteI like the lighthearted approach. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteCharleen, thanks.
DeleteI found this pic a bit creepy...maybe 'cause the, uh, Thneed is pink. :-)
ReplyDeleteMina, dusty rose is so blah.
Deletelol!! I want me a thneed now... ;)
ReplyDeleteLynda, it's what EVERYONE needs.
DeleteI love it!! Makes me want one. :)
ReplyDeleteSusie, so much for our cautionary tale of overconsumption. ; )
DeleteLast year's adults' must have was a Onesie. LOL!! They should be renamed Thneed! LOL! Take care
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Old Kitty, if Seuss's character had called it a onesie, it never would've caught on. I'd LOVE buying Thneeds for kids.
Deleteoh yes, I knew it reminded me of something, well done
ReplyDeleteEmma, thank you!
DeleteIt's exactly Seuss! And it looks very cozy :)
ReplyDeleteSusanna, I feel like I can't breathe when I look at it.
DeleteYes I could use one of those. Haha
ReplyDeleteLR, I just want to know how one gets in and out of it.
DeleteThis was so much fun but so true!
ReplyDeleteI am trying to teach my child this lesson
Rene, I've been working on those lessons too. The older my children get, the more they get it.
DeleteChanneling Dr. Seuss ... I love it!!
ReplyDeleteHelen, thank you!
DeleteYeah, for Dr. Seuss! You're not so bad either, Theresa! ^_^
ReplyDeleteVictoria, Dr. Seuss is in a whole other realm. It was fun to imitate him here.
DeleteEverybody needs one of those! ROFL.
ReplyDeleteCleemckenzie, can you imagine? I'd be curled up and hide my face too because there's no way I'd let anyone see me standing in it.
DeleteIs this Dr. Seuss? It reminds me of something he might write.
ReplyDeleteYes, the second picture and Thneeds are from the book The Lorax. It was my favorite picture book when I was a kid.
Deleteoh man. L.A's been chilly lately. Maybe I should get me one of those!
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Nutschell, let's hope it doesn't get THAT cold!
DeleteHaha, how fun! Very cute poem. :)
ReplyDeleteMeredith, thanks! Anybody wearing anything like that on The Golden Globes?
DeleteI wouldn't cover my face like that. I'd probably pull it down to cover my toesies.
ReplyDeleteHannah, yeah, I'd suffocate and my feet would be cold.
Deleteomg! it's a THNEED!!! :D
ReplyDeleteLove The Lorax. What a fun movie. *hugs* <3
LTM, I was afraid to see the movie because I love the book sooo much.
Deletethat is hilarious!
ReplyDeleteTara, thank you!
DeleteGreat work. You are very clever :)
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Michelle, thanks. I try.
DeleteAlways wondered what a thneed was.
ReplyDeleteThanks for enlightening me...
;)
Sue, they have many more uses according to The Lorax book. Bicycle seat?
DeleteLively, cheerful and charming...
ReplyDeleteBerowne, thank you!
DeleteHi Theresa .. I thought that must either be you ... or more likely one of your kids - and it's just the crazy thing we do on occasions - what an incredible photo ... love it ...
ReplyDeleteThis is a post after your heart ... and exactly relative to this post .. http://frikosmusings.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/found.html
I'm sure you'll enjoy the words!! Cheers and I'm happy to think about this and smile away .. Hilary
Hilary, that was a very funny link. Thank you! (I wonder how much my kid would go for?)
DeleteThat photo was a writing prompt. No, nobody in my family posted for that picture!
Funny poem, and funny picture as well! I could use one of those Thneeds, especially because it's currently seventeen degrees in Chicago right now. We think it's a "warm" day if it's thirty degrees out.
ReplyDeleteNeurotic Workaholic, seventeen degrees??? Yikes! We had an unusually freak warm day yesterday. It was in the 50s. It's not even that warm on my birthday at the end of March most years.
DeleteThneeds? I have hundreds, wear them all the time. Mine make me invisible.
ReplyDeleteFriko, Thneeds that act like invisibility cloaks would be worth the investment!
DeleteIt looks neat, but I wonder if I'd get claustrophobic in it.
ReplyDeleteM Pax, I know I wouldn't wear it. Looks itchy.
DeleteThere is nowhere near enough importance attached to Truffula Fluff in our declining western civilisation. Thanks !
ReplyDeleteKutamun, I couldn't agree more. Thank you.
DeleteA Thneed, indeed!
ReplyDeleteLove it :)
Thanks, Carol!
ReplyDeleteEek! That photo makes me all claustrophobic!
ReplyDeleteVery cute idea though :-)
Deniz, me too! I'd feel choked.
ReplyDeleteI'll get a Thneed when it has feetsies attached!
ReplyDeleteMissed Periods, can you imagine what anyone would look like standing up? This can't be flattering even on a Victoria's Secret model. No wonder this person is curled up.
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