"The Wendigo' by Ogden Nash

[moderan]

In article <20000904214709...@ng-df1.aol.com>,
dham...@aol.com (DHammann) wrote:
> In a collection of his nonsense verse I found this poem, obviously a
tribute to
> Algernon Blackwood's story. I thought y'all might like it.
>
> THE WENDIGO by Ogden Nash
>
> The Wendigo,
> The Wendigo!
> Its eyes are ice and indigo!
> Its blood is rank and yellowish!
> Its voice is hoarse and bellowish!
> Its tentacles are slithery,
> And scummy,
> Slimy,
> Leathery!
> Its lips are hungry blubbery,
> And smacky,
> Sucky,
> Rubbery!
> The Wendigo,
> The Wendigo!
> I saw it just a friend ago!
> Last night it lurked in Canada;
> Tonight, on your veranada!
> As you are lolling hammockwise,
> It contemplates you stomachwise.
> You loll,
> It contemplates,
> It lollops.
> The rest is merely gulps and gollops.
> alt.horror.cthulhu
>
Outstanding-I've never seen this one before...
"I saw it just a friend ago..."-now that's scary;-)
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In article <20000904214709...@ng-df1.aol.com>, dham...@aol.com

(DHammann) writes:

That last line doesn't rhyme at all.

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