Biological Reflection by Ogden Nash A girl whose cheeks are covered wi Has an advantage with me over one
Old Men by 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;
The Abominable Snowman by Ogden Nash I’ve never seen an abominable snow I’m hoping not to see one, I’m also hoping, if I do, That it will be a wee one.
Everybody Tells Me Everything by Ogden Nash I find it very difficult to enthus Over the current news. Just when you think that at least And that is why I do not like the
The Purist by Ogden Nash I give you now Professor Twist, A conscientious scientist, Trustees exclaimed, “He never bun And sent him off to distant jungle Camped on a tropic riverside,
A Flea and a Fly in a Flue by Ogden Nash A flea and a fly in a flue Were imprisoned, so what could the Said the fly, “let us flee!” “Let us fly!” said the flea. So they flew through a flaw in the
The Canary by Ogden Nash The song of canaries Never varies, And when they’re moulting They’re pretty revolting.
Crossing the Border by Ogden Nash Senescence begins And middle age ends The day your descendents Outnumber your friends. 1
Goody for Our Side and Your Side Too by Ogden Nash Foreigners are people somewhere el Natives are people at home; If the place you’re at Is your habitat, You’re a foreigner, say in Rome.
