Samson Agonistes by Ogden Nash I test my bath before I sit, And I’m always moved to wondermen That what chills the finger not a Is so frigid upon the fundament.
Will Consider Situation by Ogden Nash There here are words of radical ad Young man, be a snob. Yes, if you are in search of argum Why I’ve gottem. Let the personnel managers differ;
The Chipmunk by Ogden Nash My friends all know that I am shy But the chipmunk is twice and shy He moves with flickering indecisio Like stripes across the television He’s like the shadow of a cloud,
The Sunset Years of Samuel Shy by 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,
Biological Reflection by Ogden Nash A girl whose cheeks are covered wi Has an advantage with me over one
I Didn't Go to Church Today by Ogden Nash I didn’t go to church today, I trust the Lord to understand. The surf was swirling blue and whi The children swirling on the sand. He knows, He knows how brief my s
The Dog by Ogden Nash The truth I do not stretch or sho When I state that the dog is full I’ve also found, by actual test, A wet dog is the lovingest.
Tableau at Twilight by Ogden Nash I sit in the dusk. I am all alone Enter a child and an ice-cream con A parent is easily beguiled By sight of this coniferous child. The friendly embers warmer gleam,
A Caution to Everybody by Ogden Nash Consider the auk; Becoming extinct because he forgot Consider man, who may well become Because he forgot how to walk and
Spring Comes to Murray Hill by Ogden Nash I sit in an office at 244 Madison And say to myself You have a resp Why then do you fritter away your If you have a sore throat you can If you have a sore foot you can ge