tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513060908642959506.post3901651471240681388..comments2012-10-02T20:08:56.564+01:00Comments on The Secret Lives of Poets: Classic Poems - The Ostrich by Ogden NashRoger Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08393920954647379508noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513060908642959506.post-13337088413069656012011-04-22T06:50:58.738+01:002011-04-22T06:50:58.738+01:00Micky the meercat was covered in pimples
He shaved...Micky the meercat was covered in pimples<br />He shaved all his hair off<br />And pushed them all in<br />And now they all look like dimpleshazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493535520738595040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513060908642959506.post-9348743770683061162011-04-20T20:16:09.366+01:002011-04-20T20:16:09.366+01:00I'm loving the limerick Trev and I love stretc...I'm loving the limerick Trev and I love stretched and invented words, it's what we do orally all the time anyway. Did you know simples from the meercat add has made it into the dictionary.Sue hardy-Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303253173299793670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513060908642959506.post-514108324399281672011-04-19T12:26:20.211+01:002011-04-19T12:26:20.211+01:00Ogden Nash is a favourite of mine, too - I particu...Ogden Nash is a favourite of mine, too - I particularly treasure 'Fleas'- gotta be one of<br />the world's shortest poems: <br />Adam<br />Had'emJanehttp://www.jane-clarke.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513060908642959506.post-81629538346333499972011-04-19T10:43:10.375+01:002011-04-19T10:43:10.375+01:00I love Ogden Nash. I have a first edition of '...I love Ogden Nash. I have a first edition of 'You Can't Get There From Here' illustrated by Maurice Sendak. He's always inventive and fun. <br /><br />What a sticky situation, Trevor. Hope they managed to beicester.Liz Brownleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391982640958944942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513060908642959506.post-67808794599983588922011-04-19T10:19:20.788+01:002011-04-19T10:19:20.788+01:00Love that, Trevor.Love that, Trevor.Roger Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08393920954647379508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513060908642959506.post-88087322725917551962011-04-19T10:18:12.397+01:002011-04-19T10:18:12.397+01:00Nice piece Graham. Always loved Ogden Nash meself....Nice piece Graham. Always loved Ogden Nash meself. The Parent, The Sniffle loads of 'em.Phil Upwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513060908642959506.post-62963017249471033052011-04-19T10:10:20.033+01:002011-04-19T10:10:20.033+01:00There's a similar tradition in limericks which...There's a similar tradition in limericks which involves messing about with spelling / pronunciation. This is one I wrote a while ago:<br />There was a young pupil from Leicester<br />Who would go to her teachers and peicester<br />She would lock them indoors<br />Glue their feet to the floors<br />Till finally they came to arreicesterTrevor Millumnoreply@blogger.com