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| 911. | The Purist by Ogden Nash | | I give you now Professor Twist,
A conscientious scientist,
Trustees exclaimed, "He never bungles!"
And sent him off to distant jungles.
Camped on ... |
| 912. | The Shrimp by Ogden Nash | | A shrimp who sought his lady shrimp
Could catch no glimpse
Not even a glimp.
At times, translucence
Is rather a nuisance.
... |
| 913. | The Wasp by Ogden Nash | | The wasp and all his numerous family
I look upon as a major calamity.
He throws open his nest with prodigality,
But I distrust his waspitality. ... |
| 914. | Winter Complaint by Ogden Nash | | Now when I have a cold
I am careful with my cold,
I consult a physician
And I do as I am told.
I muffle up my torso
In woolly woolly garb,
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| 915. | You Can Be A Republican, I'm A Genocrat by Ogden Nash | | Oh, "rorty" was a mid-Victorian word
Which meant "fine, splendid, jolly,"
And often to me it has reoccurred
In moments melancholy.
For instance, c... |
| 916. | Happiness by Carl Sandburg | | I ASKED the professors who teach the meaning of life to tell
me what is happiness.
And I went to famous executives who boss the work of
thousands o... |
| 917. | Skyscraper by Carl Sandburg | | BY day the skyscraper looms in the smoke and sun and
has a soul.
Prairie and valley, streets of the city, pour people into
it and they mingle among... |
| 918. | I Am The People, The Mob by Carl Sandburg | | I AM the people--the mob--the crowd--the mass.
Do you know that all the great work of the world is
done through me?
I am the workingman, the invent... |
| 919. | Cups of Coffee by Carl Sandburg | | THE HAGGARD woman with a hacking cough and a deathless love whispers of white
flowers … in your poem you pour like a cup of coffee, Gabriel.
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| 920. | Our Prayer of Thanks by Carl Sandburg | | For the gladness here where the sun is shining at
evening on the weeds at the river,
Our prayer of thanks.
For the laughter of children who tumbl... |
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