Carnival Sins: More Ogdenish Limicks

Or Are They Just Nashty?

If you’re a manatee,
May you have vanity?
Seaweed for each meal
Would steal my sanity.

Where does lion keep his pride?
Is it gals at his side?
Most teens can tell you,
It’s manely in his hide.

Does a mule ever lust
For an ass or a bust?
Sterile is not fun --
It seems to be unjust.

Does the sloth mean to sin
When too slow to begin?
Maybe he just thinks
Exercise makes too thin.

Watch out for the giraffe
When moved by fearsome wrath.
One kick from above
Will knock you off your path.

Chimp has one but wants two,
Greedy he steals from you.
He drops what he has
And holds less when he’s through.

When whale opens his maw,
He sucks all into his craw.
To leave isn’t easy --
You can just ask Jonaw.

Ode to Ogden

Nash wrote four line limicks --
The change gave him some kicks.
Some thought them too short
But less rhyme made them quicks.

When I use Ogden’s form,
With less than is my norm,
Thoughts must be kept small --
Just a minor brainstorm.

But it’s good exercise
To hold thoughts down in size.
Concise sounds like smart
When none knows otherwise.