Monday, July 23, 2007

poem

Another illustration blog poses the challenge word of "poem" this week.

What have we here, laddie? Mysterious scribblings? A secret code? No! Poems, no less! Poems, everybody!
When I was very young, I had a huge book of poetry. It contained famous poems like Paul Revere's Ride and Hiawatha and Casey at the Bat. It also had many poems by Ogden Nash, a great American poet. Nash wrote humorous poems filled with puns. He is probably most famous for "Reflections On Ice-Breaking". But my favorite Ogden Nash poem is "The Panther"

The panther is like a leopard
Except it hasn't been peppered
Should you behold a panther's crouch
Prepare to say ouch
Better yet, if called by a panther
Don't anther.

Comments? I know you have them...

4 comments:

Focus_ret said...

What a marvelous pose for your panther! Not only does he look ready to pounce, but I can just see the tip of his tail flicking back and forth.

froggie is... said...

ogden nash? now...i prolly would have guessed that, sooner or later, jpic. :)

i'm humbled by all of your amazing hatchwork.

Zari said...

great panther! i also love the contrast in color + hatchwork!

josh pincus is crying said...

thanks, ms. froggie. i did the majority of this drawing at the WXPN Music Festival this past weekend on the Camden Waterfront.