The Guppy di Ogden Nash Whales have calves, Cats have kittens, Bears have cubs, Bats have bittens, Swans have cygnets,
Old Men di Ogden Nash People expect old men to die, They do not really mourn old men. Old men are different. People loo At them with eyes that wonder when People watch with unshocked eyes; 1
I Yield to my Learned Brother or Is There a Candlestick Maker in the House? di Ogden Nash The doctor gets you when you’re bo The preacher, when you marry, And the lawyer lurks with costly c If too much on you carry. Professional men, they have no car
Family Court di Ogden Nash One would be in less danger From the wiles of a stranger If one’s own kin and kith Were more fun to be with.
First Child ... Second Child di Ogden Nash Be it a girl, or one of the boys, It is scarlet all over its avoirdu It is red, it is boiled; could the Have possibly been a lobstertricia His degrees and credentials were h
The Sunset Years of Samuel Shy di Ogden Nash Master I may be, But not of my fate. Now come the kisses, too many too Tell me, O Parcae, For fain would I know,
No Doctor’s Today, Thank You di Ogden Nash They tell me that euphoria is the well, today I feel euphorian, Today I have the agility of a Gre Victorian. Yes, today I may even go forth wi
What Almost Every Woman Knows Sooner or Later di Ogden Nash Husbands are things that wives hav And with whom they breakfast with They interfere with the discipline And forget anniversaries, And when they have been particular
Just Keep Quiet and Nobody Will Notice di Ogden Nash There is one thing that ought to b Which is that people ought to be t I don’t mean the kind of apologies Because I think that is sort of s No, I object to one kind of apolo
