Kind of an Ode to Duty di Ogden Nash O Duty, Why hast thou not the visage of a Why displayest thou the countenanc conscientious organizing spinster That the minute you see her you ar
The Perfect Husband di Ogden Nash He tells you when you’ve got on t And helps you with your girdle wh
No, You be a Lone Eagle di Ogden Nash I find it very hard to be fair-min About people who go around being a I just can’t see any fun In soaring up up up into the sun When the chances are still a fresh
To my Valentine di Ogden Nash More than a catbird hates a cat, Or a criminal hates a clue, Or the Axis hates the United Sta That’s how much I love you. I love you more than a duck can sw 1
The Bargain di Ogden Nash As I was going to St. Ives I met a man with seven lives; Seven lives, In seven sacks, Like seven beeves
Samson Agonistes di Ogden Nash I test my bath before I sit, And I’m always moved to wondermen That what chills the finger not a Is so frigid upon the fundament.
If He Were Alive Today, Mayhap, Mr. Morgan Would Sit on the Midget’s Lap di 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,
Song to Be Sung by the Father of Infant Female Children di Ogden Nash My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky; Contrariwise, my blood runs cold When little boys go by. For little boys as little boys,
The Praying Mantis di 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,
I Didn’T Go to Church Today di Ogden Nash I didn’t go to church today, I trust the Lord to understand. The surf was swirling blue and whi The children swirling on the sand. He knows, He knows how brief my s
