The Hippopotamus, by Ogden Nash
Behold the hippopotamus!
We laugh at how he looks to us,
And yet in moments dank and grim,
I wonder how we look to him.
Peace, peace, thou hippopotamus!
We really look all right to us,
As you no doubt delight the eye
Of other hippopotami.
Samit Basu 
so darling, you think I’m a hippo?
Time sure has changed….
Posted by susan | November 22, 2005, 3:24 pm‘The Ant’ by Ogden Nash
The ant has made himself illustrious
Through constant industry industrious.
So what?
Would you be calm and placid
If you were full of formic acid?
knock yourself out: http://www.westegg.com/nash/
Posted by gideon the gorilla | November 22, 2005, 6:20 pmAww! It can’t be all that bad?
Posted by The Marauder's Map | November 23, 2005, 11:22 am‘The Firefly’ by Ogden Nash
The firefly’s flame
Is something for which science has no name
I can think of nothing eerier
Than flying around with an unidentified glow on a person’s posterier.
Posted by Accidental Fame Junkie | November 23, 2005, 7:46 pmIn view of all this, I must present my self-composition.
*ahem* It’s called The Meercat, and it’s quite affecting.
The meercat is a funny thing,
It has no bite, it has no sting,
It has a disconcerting habit,
Of sitting upright, like a rabbit
It doesn’t follow rules of thumb,
In fact, it’s really rather.. dumb,
But, though not the jungle’s brightest fruit,
The meercat IS, definitely, cute.
🙂
Posted by eM | November 23, 2005, 7:48 pmI definitely fall in the category of “other hippopotami” then 🙂
Posted by motheater | November 24, 2005, 3:59 amcandy is dandy but liquor is quicker
– sleepless in sf
Posted by Anonymous | November 24, 2005, 7:57 pm