Ogden Nash Poems

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51.
The Catsup Bottle

52.
The Germ

A mighty creature is the germ,
Though smaller than the pachyderm.
His customary dwelling place
Is deep within the human race.
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53.
The Terrible People

People who have what they want are very fond of telling people who haven't what they want that they really don't want it,
And I wish I could afford to gather all such people into a gloomy castle on the Danube and hire half a dozen capable Draculas to haunt it.
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54.
The Guppy

Whales have calves,
Cats have kittens,
Bears have cubs,
Bats have bittens,
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55.
The Romantic Age

This one is entering her teens,
Ripe for sentimental scenes,
Has picked a gangling unripe male,
Sees herself in bridal veil,
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56.
The Purist

I give you now Professor Twist,
A conscientious scientist,
Trustees exclaimed, "He never bungles!"
And sent him off to distant jungles.
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57.
The Wasp

The wasp and all his numerous family
I look upon as a major calamity.
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58.
The Parent

59.
So Does Everybody Else, Only Not So Much

60.
The Porcupine

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