Work
posted 2001 by Richard Greenleaf
I am looking for a poem by Ogden Nash that I had pasted above my desk years ago but lost. It said something about our working so we wouldn't have to work. I've looked through various volumes of his poetry and searched the web to no avail. Cannot remember the actual title. Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Richard Greenleaf
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Re: Work · posted 2001 by Syerah
Here's what you're looking for.. enjoy :)
When people aren't asking questions They're making suggestions And when they're not doing one of those They're either looking over your shoulder or stepping on your toes And then as if that weren't enough to annoy you They employ you. Anybody at leisure Incurs everybody's displeasure. It seems to be very irking To people at work to see other people not working, So they tell you that work is wonderful medicine, Just look at Firestone and Ford and Edison, And they lecture you till they're out of breath or something And then if you don't succumb they starve you to death or something. All of which results in a nasty quirk: That if you don't want to work you have to work to earn enough money so that you won't have to work. Ogden Nash
Re: Work · posted 2001 by jaqui r.
the title of the poem i think your looking for is called "more on people" or "more about people".... not quite sure...it's been a while since i've read his works, but if i'm not mistaken, it should be one of those two.
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