Poetics challenge is to feature a favorite poet, use his name in our title, and write something in his style. I’ve chosen Ogden Nash for his pithy humorous poems, specifically “A Word to Husbands” I've chosen to write a sequel. Submitted to dVerse May 18, 2021. Here's Nash's poem:
"To keep your marriage brimming
With love in the loving cup
Whenever you’re wrong, admit it
Whenever you’re right, shut up"
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....and my sequel is as follows
OGDEN NASH ON MARRIAGE
To keep your woman happy
With love in the loving cup
The simplest rule is sacred
Don’t leave the toilet seat up
Ha... I think that there are more rules than that, but they only comes after you have learned to shut the loo.
ReplyDeleteHe could have written this - Bravo
ReplyDeleteI am smiling smiling Bev — this is excellent, and full of wisdom… :)
ReplyDeleteShut your mouth and the toilet seat lid, excellent advice! I need to read more of Nash! 💝
ReplyDeleteSacred indeed! Amen!
ReplyDeleteFun. :)
ReplyDeleteI love Ogden Nash and your tribute has his playful wisdom. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYour sequel made me smile, Bev. I'd like to add:
ReplyDeleteDon't leave your whiskers in the bathroom sink,
and keep away from the washing up.
Perfect!
ReplyDeleteBig smiles from me here! Who realised the secret to a happy marriage could be so simple. And yet here it is :-)
ReplyDeleteThere's a whole lot of wisdom in these few lines.
ReplyDeleteMr. Nash is laughing (hysterically) from the beyond. I am laughing in Bend!
ReplyDeleteIf only it was so simple!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this! Bravo! 💝💝
ReplyDeleteMs. Beverly, you share his pithy humour, 100%. Thank you for making me giggle.
ReplyDeletewhich way do you present the toilet paper?
ReplyDeleteI hope Bev responds to your question ... as for me? The right way!
DeleteOver, not under, which is, of course, the right way!!
ReplyDeletethanks for the giggle
ReplyDeleteOH....I wish you were sitting here in my living room....or in my study which is down the hall and around the corner from our living room....even there you still would have heard me should out OH!!!!! when I finished reading your poem. Only if you were near me though, would you have seen the HUGE grin on my face. This is superb! And a fitting way to end my reading of dVerse posts for the night. SO SO FUN! LOVE IT!
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