Ogden Nash
Ogden Nash
Frederic Ogden Nashwas an American poet well known for his light verse. At the time of his death in 1971, The New York Times said his "droll verse with its unconventional rhymes made him the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry". Nash wrote over 500 pieces of comic verse. The best of his work was published in 14 volumes between 1931 and 1972...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth19 August 1902
CityTown Of Rye, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Only the gamefish swims upstream, But the sensible fish swims down.
One bliss for which There is no match Is when you itch To up and scratch.
A cough is something that you yourself cant help, but everybody else does on purpose just to torment you.
If called by a panther, don't anther.
The more you earn, the less you keep, And now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to take, If the tax-collector hasn't got it before I wake.
Then blessings on thee, my afternoon torpor Thou makest a prince of a mental porpor.
The sky is now indelible ink, The branches reft asunder; But you and I we do not shrink; We love the lovely thunder.
Don't Cry Darling, It's Blood All Right
The old men know when an old man dies.
In the world of mules there are no rules.
There is something about a martini, Ere the dining and dancing begin, And to tell you the truth, It is not the vermouth- I think that perhaps it's the gin.
How easy for those who do not bulge to not overindulge!
The dog is man's best friend. He has a tail on one end. Up in front he has teeth. And four legs underneath.
Marriage is the only known example of the happy meeting of the immovable object and the irresistible force.