A Drinking Song By George Etherege! Sir George Etherege used to be an English dramatist who lived at some point in the 1600s. The college he attended, Lord William’s School, used to be later named after him. Although he skilled a lot of success with literature, he misplaced an awful lot of that fortune to […]

Limericks By Edward Lear! Collection of Limericks by means of Edward Lear (1812-1888). Most are from A Book of Nonsense posted in 1846. Limericks By Edward Lear There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, ‘It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all […]

I Didn’t Go To Church Today By Ogden Nash! Ogden Nash (1902-1971) is a very established poet of mild verse, and many humans have tried to imitate his style. In this mild verse, the narrator shares that he hopes God knows why he skipped church that morning. A lovely day made it not possible to […]

Becoming a Dad Poem By Edgar Guest! To deliver a toddler into the world, females go thru excellent pain. In this poem, Edgar Guest (1881-1959) shares how the trip of turning into a father is additionally painful. He goes via his very own ache by way of no longer being capable to do something to […]

Common Cold Poem By Ogden Nash! The speaker of this poem suffers from a cold, however to him, it feels much, plenty worse. He thinks his health practitioner is loopy for questioning it is honestly bloodless as he rattles off his symptoms, and he’s annoyed to have to pay his medical doctor for this easy […]

A Wonderful Bird Is The Pelican By Dixon Lanier Merritt! This nicely-recognized Limerick is regularly misattributed to different well-known poets such as Ogden Nash. Dixon Lanier Merritt (1879–1972) used to be an American poet, editor, historian, and humorist A Wonderful Bird Is The Pelican A wonderful bird is the pelican, His bill will hold more […]

A Boy Named Sue By Shel Silverstein! “A Boy Named Sue” is a poem with the aid of Shel Silverstein that has been made famous by way of Johnny Cash. Cash was once at the top of his recognition when he recorded the music stay at California’s San Quentin State Prison at a live performance […]