The Bargain by Ogden Nash As I was going to St. Ives I met a man with seven lives; Seven lives, In seven sacks, Like seven beeves
The Duck by Ogden Nash Behold the duck. It does not cluck. A cluck it lacks. It quacks. It is specially fond
The Guppy by Ogden Nash Whales have calves, Cats have kittens, Bears have cubs, Bats have bittens, Swans have cygnets,
The Middle by Ogden Nash When I remember bygone days I think how evening follows morn; So many I loved were not yet dead So many I love were not yet born.
The Terrible People by Ogden Nash People who have what they want are And I wish I could afford to gath I dont’ mind their having a lot of But I do think that they damn wel But no, they insist on being steal
Kipling's Vermont by Ogden Nash The summer like a rajah dies, And every widowed tree Kindles for Congregationalist eye An alien suttee.
No, You be a Lone Eagle by Ogden Nash I find it very hard to be fair-min About people who go around being a I just can’t see any fun In soaring up up up into the sun When the chances are still a fresh
A Tale of the Thirteenth Floor by Ogden Nash The hands of the clock were reachi In an old midtown hotel; I name no name, but its sordid fam Is table talk in hell. I name no name, but hell’s own fla
