Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Two Line Tuesday: Ogden Nash






Matt Dowdeswell


I would live all my life in nonchalance and insouciance,
Were it not for making a living, which is rather a nouciance.

– Ogden Nash



Kate O'Neil has challenged us to write a poem with words at play: malapropisms, ambiguities, unintended meanings, puns, cliches, etc., so I thought Ogden Nash would be a good choice to get the party started! Read Kate's reader spotlight HERE and add your poem to this month's padlet.




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5 comments:

  1. David McMullinNovember 5, 2019 at 10:05 AM

    Fantastic. I agree!

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  2. Linda BNovember 5, 2019 at 3:15 PM

    Ha! Dear Ogden Nash knows all!

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  3. Julie Rowan-ZochNovember 5, 2019 at 4:09 PM

    LOVE it! Thanks for this dash of Nash! Just what I needed today!

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  4. Michelle KoganNovember 5, 2019 at 4:24 PM

    Love Ogden Nash! Don't think I could live entirely by insouciance, though "making a living" sure is a "nouciance"– but I sure love that pic of bliss–thanks for the smile! :)

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  5. Carol VarsalonaNovember 14, 2019 at 7:27 PM

    Brings me back to my days in SHS being introduced to the great Ogden Nash.

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