The Eel (Ogden Nash)

The desktop es ocupado tonight, so in honor of me having to type this out on my ipad, tonight's poem will be the (blessedly) short and witty The Eel by Ogden Nash.

It's funny. It describes an eel without saying anything about the animal. All those  "s" sounds. Oh, and hey, it's three lines long. Eel only has three letters in it. O.o

Ok, that's enough analyzing of this diddy. It's cute. It entertains. Done and done.

Favorite line: "I don't mind eels"

Further Reflections on Parsley (Ogden Nash)

This little poem (5 syllables!) by Ogden Nash is an epigram on that bit of green that "decorates" your plate at restaurants. The title is full of pomp (and at 8 syllables is almost double the length of the poem) and I don't know where (but doubt if) the original reflections on parsley are to be found.

Are all epigrams poems? How is this epigram a poem? Or is it a poem which I am falsely calling an epigram?

What is a poem is such a difficult question to satisfactorily answer. Maybe that will be a good post for a later date.

Favorite line: "Parsley" (hahha)

The Eel (Ogden Nash)

I'm tired and it is cute. The Eel by Ogden Nash. I adore this poem. I like the rhyme - it makes it comedic. I, personally, like eel. And I like the eels (and the way it all feels) in this delightful poem.

Favorite line: "I don't mind eels/Except as meals."

Ice Breaking (Ogden Nash)

Hee. A famous, pithy poem by Ogden (best, lamest first name ever) Nash.

Everyone has heard this, perhaps unlinked to its author. Although only seven words long, it has lasting power because it contains a truth. It might have conveyed that truth in harsh, damning language, but instead because it is written so briefly, it becomes funny with nary a word of judgment.

Who doesn't love this poem?

Favorite line: the whole darn thing.