Welp, it is Toosdai and so it is the day for some srs mischiefery with a mashery of Ogden Nashery (illustrated)! Let’s see what today is and if we have Ogden’s poetry to cover it… Googles… we do! For one of our topics, anyway, and we’ll introduce some other whimsical poets also too! This post is an Open Thread, so please feel free to discuss and to post your favorite illustrated pomes in the Comments!
So tonight, we will again explore today’s holidays:
Today is National Make a Dog’s Day
Of course this holiday had to be front and center. From this link:
Of course, adoption is just one way to make a dog’s day. If your favorite canine companion could talk, they might tell us going for an extra-long walk would make their day. When was the last time you visited the dog park? Of course, a new chew toy might top their list. Sometimes, they just want to play. Throw the ball already! Another thing that tops the list of fur babies everywhere – don’t stop scratching that itch.
a little dog that wags his tail
by Emily Dickinson
A little Dog that wags his tail
And knows no other joy
Of such a little Dog am I
Reminded by a Boy
Who gambols all the living Day
Without an earthly cause
Because he is a little Boy
I honestly suppose –
The Cat that in the Corner dwells
Her martial Day forgot
The Mouse but a Tradition now
Of her desireless Lot
Another class remind me
Who neither please nor play
But not to make a ‘bit of noise’
Beseech each little Boy.
[This is from a web page on BookRiot, “The 18 Best Dog Poems for Every Wag-Worthy Occasion,” suggest you read them all when you have time!]
