"The Sunset Years of Samuel Shy" by Ogden Nash (poetry)

[zytigon]

Thanks for your grand recital of a wonderful Ogden Nash poem. I enjoy most of his poems in Candy is Dandy . Favourites: The Wombat, The Return,No wonder our fathers died, The party next door, Time marches on, The Grackle, The Kangaroo, A Word about winter, Compliments of a friend, The abominable snoman, Up from the Egg, Preface to the past, Paradise for sale, One times one is eight, I didn't go to church today, Next, And how keen was the vision of Sir Launfal?

[markthewhalekiller]

Oh man! I love this guy! If he were reincarnated, he would be at the top of the rap charts!

[youkali22]

spectacular - and goes back to ageless 16th century French poetry - les nieges... what a talent!

[Ahavati1]

I agree, it's absolutely delightful. What is a "midge"?

[thorkill]

its a small biting insect :)

[Ahavati1]

LOL! I eventually figured it out after 5 months but thank you so much! :)

[YouGotTrouble]

@Ahavati1 A very small and very pesky biting bug.

[Largo64]

I hadn't heard this one before. Wonderful poem, and wonderfully read.