Crossing the Border by Ogden Nash Senescence begins And middle age ends The day your descendents Outnumber your friends. 1
Come on in, the Senility is Fine by Ogden Nash People live forever in Jacksonvil But you don’t have to live forever The entrance requirements for gram You only have to live until your c From that point on you start looki
A Word to Husbands by Ogden Nash To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you’re wrong, admit it; Whenever you’re right, shut up. 1
What’s the Use? by Ogden Nash Sure, deck your limbs in pants, Yours are the limbs, my sweeting. You look divine as you advance . . Have you seen yourself retreating?
More About People by Ogden Nash When people aren’t asking question They’re making suggestions And when they’re not doing one of They’re either looking over your s And then as if that weren’t enough 1
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
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.
No Doctor's Today, Thank You by Ogden Nash They tell me that euphoria is the Today I have the agility of a Gre Yes, today I may even go forth wi Today I am a swashbuckler, would This is my euphorian day,
The Sniffle by Ogden Nash In spite of her sniffle, Isabel’s chiffle. Some girls with a sniffle Would be weepy and tiffle; They would look awful,
