Poetry Friday--Odgen Nash
My son is currently taken with the poetry of Odgen Nash. My first exposure to his work was a series of fun poems he wrote to The Carnival of the Animals, music by Camille Saint-Saens. When I found a volume of his works, I thought Aidan would like all of the Bryans and lions and nonsense. I was right--he appreciated the silly verses and claimed it for a while.
Me, I just found a little pretty called "A Lady Who Thinks She Is Thirty." I personally liked turning thirty; I found it fit me. But the few years since then have etched their few lines, and I've been going gray for at least a decade....
Shining like the morning star,
Like the twilight shining,
Haunted by a calendar,
Miranda is a-pining.
Silly girl, silver girl,
Draw the mirror toward you;
Time who makes the years to whirl
Adorned as he adored you.
Read the rest here and be lightened.
Today's assortment of poetry is found at Live Your Poem.
Me, I just found a little pretty called "A Lady Who Thinks She Is Thirty." I personally liked turning thirty; I found it fit me. But the few years since then have etched their few lines, and I've been going gray for at least a decade....
Shining like the morning star,
Like the twilight shining,
Haunted by a calendar,
Miranda is a-pining.
Silly girl, silver girl,
Draw the mirror toward you;
Time who makes the years to whirl
Adorned as he adored you.
Read the rest here and be lightened.
Today's assortment of poetry is found at Live Your Poem.
Comments
Thanks for posting.
-Ed
Jet
When I worked at Target over the holidays last year, a cashier was crying in the breakroom--because she was turning 30 that day!