Happy Birthday OGDEN NASH!

Haven't done a "who was born today" posting in a long long time.

And when I did, it was usually about a musician (composer, pianist what have you).

This time it's a poet - Ogden Nash.

He's the guy who wrote:

Reflections on Ice-Breaking

Candy

Is Dandy

But liquor

Is quicker.

The beautiful thing about this one is how the message of the poem is reflected in the words chosen to deliver them. "Candy/Dandy" as actual sounds stretch longer than "liquor/quicker."
 

The Germ

A mighty creature is the germ, 

Though smaller than the pachyderm. 

His customary dwelling place 

Is deep within the human race. 

His childish pride he often pleases 

By giving people strange diseases. 

Do you, my popet, feel infirm? 

You probably contain a germ.

And so on.

Been a fan for decades.