My Dream di Ogden Nash This is my dream, It is my own dream, I dreamt it. I dreamt that my hair was kempt. Then I dreamt that my true love u
The Canary di Ogden Nash The song of canaries Never varies, And when they’re moulting They’re pretty revolting.
Reflection on the Fallibility of Nemesis di Ogden Nash He who is ridden by a conscience Worries about a lot of nonscience; He without benefit of scruples His fun and income soon quadruples
Goody for Our Side and Your Side Too di Ogden Nash Foreigners are people somewhere el Natives are people at home; If the place you’re at Is your habitat, You’re a foreigner, say in Rome.
Winter Complaint di Ogden Nash Now when I have a cold I am careful with my cold, I consult a physician And I do as I am told. I muffle up my torso
Tin Wedding Whistle di Ogden Nash Though you know it anyhow Listen to me, darling, now, Proving what I need not prove How I know I love you, love. Near and far, near and far,
The Clean Plater di Ogden Nash Some singers sing of ladies’ eyes, And some of ladies lips, Refined ones praise their ladylike And course ones hymn their hips. The Oxford Book of English Verse
Introspective Reflection di Ogden Nash I would live all my life in noncha Were it not for making a living, w