Well, that answers my question about what happened to the original poem. It's a shame that it's lost - I'd kind of like to see it.
My opinion on Ogden Nash (whose work inspired the original poem) - one of the small handful of poetic geniuses of the 20th century - he's kind of like a light-verse Walt Whitman. Me - not a fan of Walt Whitman, yes a fan of Ogden Nash. I like imagining his poems being read in his New England accent - I have an LP record of Nash reading. Not surprised that Nash could have inspired such an excellent song.
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Date: 2009-09-18 02:29 pm (UTC)My opinion on Ogden Nash (whose work inspired the original poem) - one of the small handful of poetic geniuses of the 20th century - he's kind of like a light-verse Walt Whitman. Me - not a fan of Walt Whitman, yes a fan of Ogden Nash. I like imagining his poems being read in his New England accent - I have an LP record of Nash reading. Not surprised that Nash could have inspired such an excellent song.