First Child ... Second Child by 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 Duck by Ogden Nash Behold the duck. It does not cluck. A cluck it lacks. It quacks. It is specially fond
Lines to Be Embroidered on a Bib by Ogden Nash So Thomas Edison Never drank his medicine; So Blackstone and Hoyle Refused cod-liver oil; So Sir Thomas Malory
Reflection on Caution by Ogden Nash Affection is a noble quality; It leads to generosity and jollity But it also leads to breach of pro If you go around lavishing it on r
The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus by Ogden Nash In Baltimore there lived a boy. He wasn’t anybody’s joy. Although his name was Jabez Dawes His character was full of flaws. In school he never led his classes
The Pig by Ogden Nash The pig, if I am not mistaken; Supplies us sausage, ham, and baco Let others say his heart is big— I call it stupid of the pig.
If He Were Alive Today, Mayhap, Mr. Morgan Would Sit on the Midget's Lap by Ogden Nash “Beep-beep. BANKERS TRUST AUTOMOB You’ll find a banker at Bankers T Advertisement in N.Y. Times When comes my second childhood,
The Turtle by Ogden Nash The turtle lives twixt plated deck Which practically conceal its sex. I think it clever of the turtle In such a fix to be so fertile.
The Grackle by Ogden Nash The grackle’s voice is less than m His heart is black, his eye is yel He bullies more attractive birds With hoodlum deeds and vulgar word And should a human interfere,
Lines on Facing Forty by Ogden Nash I have a bone to pick with fate, Come here and tell me girly, Do you think my mind is maturing l Or simply rotting early.
