Thursday, November 6, 2008

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 poppet, feel infirm?
You probably contain a germ

(Ogden Nash, The Germ)

1 comment:

kaylynn said...

ahem i remember being called a (germ)an once

"A mighty creature is the germ"

look who's laughing now mwahaha :D