"...don't set me down as vainglorious"

I hope whatever you have planned for your weekend, will get you in the frame of mind Odgen Nash was in when he penned the little ditty below.   From the Writers Almanac earlier this week.  It seems the perfect thing to get the weekend started. 

No Doctors Today, Thank You
by Ogden Nash

They tell me that euphoria is the feeling of feeling wonderful, well,
      today I feel euphorian,
Today I have the agility of a Greek god and the appetite of a Vic-
      torian.
Yes, today I may even go forth without my galoshes,
Today I am a swashbuckler, would anybody like me to buckle any
      swashes?
This is my euphorian day,
I will ring welkins and before anybody answers I will run away.
I will tame me a caribou
And bedeck it with marabou.
I will pen me my memoirs.
Ah youth, youth! What euphorian days them was!
I wasn’t much of a hand for the boudoirs,
I was generally to be found where the food was.
Does anybody want any flotsam?
I’ve gotsam.
Does anybody want any jetsam?
I can getsam.
I can play chopsticks on the Wurlitzer,
I can speak Portuguese like a Berlitzer.
I can don or doff my shoes without tying or untying the laces be-
      cause I am wearing moccasins,
And I practically know the difference between serums and anti-
      toccasins.
Kind people, don’t think me purse-proud, don’t set me down as
      vainglorious,
I’m just a little euphorious.

 

Comments

[jacki long]

Wonderful! Thank you! ;o)

[Joan]

How did you happen on this funny little diddy? I so love Ogden Nash. Witty as all get out. Love clever writing especially when it makes me smile.

[barbara]

I love me some early morning laughs with my coffee. My favorite lines have always been the flotsam and jetsam, but the whole thing is such a delightful read. Thanks!