Welp, it is Toosdai and so it is the day for some srs mischiefery with a mashery of Ogden Nashery (illustrated)! Last week I called us the PBS Peeps and nobody caught it! LOL! But srsly. Let’s see what today is and if we have Ogden’s poetry to cover it… Googles… we do!!! One of them, anyway, more or less. But this post is an Open Thread, so please feel free to discuss and to post your favorite illustrated pomes in the Comments also too!
So tonight, we will again explore today’s holidays:
Today is International Left Handers’ Day
[Your humble diarist is left handed. No pome from Ogden, but I did find a fun one dedicated to today!]
by Jill Eisnaugle (2007)
Left handed people are special and neat
To some, they are backwards; to others, they’re sweet
Their lives have a purpose; they use their right brain
Each lefty, committed to always sustain
They live in a world where right-handers rule
They overcome obstacles in work and school
A small population, compared to the whole
Each southpaw is born with a kind-hearted soul.
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Lefty being neat!
Left-handed people have beautiful hearts
They often excel in music and the arts
To some, they are dreamers and far too complex
But, I think that lefties deserve much respect
Each lefty endures, though their world is reversed
Each rises to meet their dilemmas, headfirst
So, here’s to the lefties; you do things your way
I hope you have a Happy Left Handers’ Day.
Excelling in Art!
Today is National Filet Mignon Day
[Although he often writes about food, surprisingly I could not find where Ogden wrote about steak. I therefore give you:}
by Carolyn Devonshire (2014)
The date’s been set and many will attend
Just the penquin will be wearing his tux.
A “come as you are” I did extend
So expect to see antlers on the bucks.
Hurry! Don’t be late!
In the heart of Sherwood Forest we’ll meet
Guests will include many from Noah’s ark
Each one I can’t wait to heartily greet
The skunk will be seated with the aardvark.
Aardvarks have arrived; not waiting for skunks!
Filet mignon is the menu of choice
But heifers were threatening to boycott.
So a vegan dish has made them rejoice
And something fishy may arrive by yacht.
Hoory! Vegan dinners for us heifers!
[Please read more at the links above!]
Today is National Prosecco Day
[Prosecco is a bubbly wine: “Prosecco exudes an easygoing sense of fun. Flavors of white spring flowers, citrus fruits, and green apples paired with a wallet-friendly price tag place Prosecco in the right place for any celebration.” Read more about the proper celebration at the link! Since we couldn’t find a Prosecco pome, we give you Ogden’s pome with bubbles.]
children’s party
May I join you in the doghouse, Rover?
I wish to retire till the party's over.
Since three o'clock I've done my best
To entertain each tiny guest.
My conscience now I've left behind me,
And if they want me, let them find me.
I blew their bubbles, I sailed their boats,
I kept them from each other's throats.
Bubbles! For me!
I told them tales of magic lands,
I took them out to wash their hands.
I sorted their rubbers and tied their laces,
I wiped their noses and dried their faces.
Of similarities there's lots
Twixt tiny tots and Hottentots.
I've earned repose to heal the ravages
Of these angelic-looking savages.
Oh, progeny playing by itself
Is a lonely little elf,
But progeny in roistering batches
Would drive St. Francis from here to Natchez.
Shunned are the games a parent proposes,
They prefer to squirt each other with hoses,
Their playmates are their natural foemen
And they like to poke each other's abdomen.
Their joy needs another woe's to cushion it,
Say a puddle, and someone littler to push in it.
They observe with glee the ballistic results
Of ice cream with spoons for catapults,
And inform the assembly with tears and glares
That everyone's presents are better than theirs.
Oh, little women and little men,
Someday I hope to love you again,
But not till after the party's over,
So give me the key to the doghouse, Rover
Hiding from too much partying!
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Finally, if you are missing previous Illustrated poetery, pleez feel free to visit! If you haven’t read them, they’re still amewsing!:
The Serious Poetry of Ogden Nash, Illustrated!
More Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Still More Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Even More Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Still Even More Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Yet Still Even More Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
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Continuing Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Still Continuing Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Still More Continuing Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
The Resumption of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
More Resumption of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Another Resumption of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Still More Resumption of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
A Bit of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Another Bit of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
More Bits of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
The Return of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
More Returns of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Quick Returns of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Aminal Election Endorsements + Ogden Nash Poetry (Illustrated)! — Note this one has an update!
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Even More Quick Returns of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
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Even Still More Quick Returns of Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry for the New Year, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Doggerel, Illustrated!
Ogden Nash and Martin Luther King! Srsly. Illustrated!
Guess What Day It Is? Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Post Superb Owl Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
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Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated, for Presidents' Day!
Seriously Grammatical Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry Illustrated, for a Belated Saint Patrick's Day!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated, for April Fools!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry on the WPA Anniversary, Illustrated!
Seriously Sleepy Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Double Party Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry for the B's, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry, Semi-Political!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry for Today's Holidays, Illustrated!
Serious Poetry for July 9, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry for July 16, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry for July 23, Illustrated!
Serious Ogden Nash Poetry for August 6, Illustrated!
This is an open thread! Please chat away in the Comments. Enjoy!
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