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;
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?
One Third of the Calendar by Ogden Nash In January everything freezes. We have two children. Both are sh This is our January rule: One girl in bed, and one in school In February the blizzard whirls.
A Tale of the Thirteenth Floor by Ogden Nash The hands of the clock were reachi In an old midtown hotel; I name no name, but its sordid fam Is table talk in hell. I name no name, but hell’s own fla
Look What You Did, Cristopher! by Ogden Nash In fourteen hundred and ninety-two Someone sailed the ocean blue. Somebody borrowed the fare in Spa For a business trip on the boundin And to prove to the people, by act 1
Biological Reflection by Ogden Nash A girl whose cheeks are covered wi Has an advantage with me over one
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
The Termite by Ogden Nash Some primal termite knocked on woo And tasted it, and found it good! And that is why your Cousin May Fell through the parlor floor toda
The Tale of Custard the Dragon by Ogden Nash Belinda lived in a little white ho With a little black kitten and a l And a little yellow dog and a litt And a realio, trulio, little pet d Now the name of the little black k
The Canary by Ogden Nash The song of canaries Never varies, And when they’re moulting They’re pretty revolting.
