David Reinstein Clerihews

Paul Rance
David Reinstein Clerihew (1)

David Reinstein
Is a favorite of mine,
Writing with good sense and humor,
His running for President - just a rumor?

David Reinstein Clerihew (2)*

David Reinstein,
Is a favourite I've seen
Writing with good sense and humour -
His running for President - just a rumour?

* Some may prefer to pronounce 'stein' as 'steen'. I have also used the British spelling for several words here. Us Brits tend to use 'ou' , where Americans use 'o', but not in all words, i.e. 'country' is the same. Confusing, eh?! - P.R.

David's words are wise and witty, and he awaits you here.

Brief Clerihew Tutorial

Published by Paul Rance

Paul Rance is the co-founder, with Andrew Bruce, of small UK publishing company, Peace & Freedom Press, which began publishing in 1985. Paul founded the booksmusicfilmstv.com website in 2005.  View profile

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  • Laura Cone9/8/2010

    great writing; thanks

  • Bonnie Doss-Knight5/16/2010

    Oh - I like this. Agree with Patti, I'd vote for David any old time.

  • K K Thornton4/25/2010

    Nice! While I must admit that rumour is more pleasing to the eye than rumor-- although humour, for some reason, is not-- I'm glad we Americans got rid of the unnecessary u.

  • Allana Calhoun (Tink)3/17/2010

    Good cover of the two pronunciations!

  • Patti Walden3/9/2010

    I would vote for him in a heartbeat!

  • Joanne Lynch3/7/2010

    : )

  • Bethany R. Marsh3/7/2010

    : )

  • Anita Cameron3/5/2010

    Good poem! I hope David likes it!

  • Ali Canary3/5/2010

    Yeah, but how do we pronounce the "Rein" part? :)

  • John Smither3/5/2010

    Good clerihews and explanations of how we brits speak proper.

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