A SEQUEL TO THE ONE L LLAMA (COMMENT).I am a big fan of light verse and have posted on Anthony Hecht, Clive James, and Wendy Cope. I posted on a brilliant poem by Ogden Nash here. Nash wrote:
“The one-l lama,
He’s a priest.
The two-l llama,
He’s a beast.
And I will bet
A silk pajama
There isn’t any
Three-l lllama.*
*The author’s attention has been called to a type of conflagration known as a three-alarmer. Pooh.”
I am delighted that Oliver Klosov has commented on that post with a brilliant poem:
One Response to THE ONE-L LAMA.
Oliver Klosov says:
February 25, 2019 at 4:42 PM
I have short changed Warren Buffett by writing his surname without the second “t”.
In atonement for that slight, and to flatter Ogden Nash, I submit the following:
The Buffet
The one-t buffet,
That’s a punch,
Or a place to
Have your lunch.
The two-t Buffett,
Is so rich
(Got a bunch),
He never had
A financial crunch.
And I will bet
A silken tuffet
There isn’t any
Three-t buffettt. *
— Oliver Klosov
* The author regrets that he cannot duplicate Ogden Nash’s final “groaner”. Pooh.