The Praying Mantis by Ogden Nash From whence arrived the praying ma From outer space, or lost Atlanti glimpse the grin, green metal mug at masks the pseudo-saintly bug, Orthopterous, also carnivorous,
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
Lines to Be Embroidered on a Bib or the Child Is Father of the Man, But Not for Quite a While by Ogden Nash So Thomas Edison Never drank his medicine; So Blackstone and Hoyle Refused cod-liver oil; So Sir Thomas Malory
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,
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 Rhinoceros by Ogden Nash The rhino is a homely beast, For human eyes he’s not a feast. Farwell, farewell, you old rhinoce I’ll stare at something less prepo
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
Crossing the Border by Ogden Nash Senescence begins And middle age ends The day your descendents Outnumber your friends. 1
Children’s Party by Ogden Nash May I join you in the doghouse, R I wish to retire till the party’s Since three o’clock I’ve done my To entertain each tiny guest. My And if they want me, let them find
You Can Be a Republican, I’M a Genocrat by Ogden Nash Oh, “rorty” was a mid-Victorian w Which meant “fine, splendid, jolly And often to me it has reoccurred In moments melancholy. For instance, children, I think i
