Ogden Nash: When Thanksgiving comes twice, who walks proud As that grateful optimist Mr. McCloud? Things you and I would greatly deplore, McCloud found ways to be grateful for. This was his conscientious attitude: Double thanksgiving, double gratitude. Whatever happened no matter how hateful, McCloud found excuses for being grateful. To be grateful, he really strained his wits. Had he hiccups, he was grateful it wasn’t the fits. Had he hives, he was grateful it wasn’t the measles. Had he mice, he was grateful it wasn’t weasels. Had he roaches, he was grateful it wasn’t tarantulas. Did his wife go to San Francisco? He was glad it wasn’t Los Angeles. Mrs. McCloud, on the other hand Was always complaining to beat the band. If she had the mumps, she found it no tonic To be told to be grateful it wasn’t Bubonic. If the cook walked out, she would scream like a mink, Instead of being grateful she still had a sink. So, she tired of her husband’s cheery note And stuffed a silver tea tray down his throat. And he remarked from the floor where they found him reclining. I’m just a McCloud with a silver lining.
Posted on: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 10:01:08 +0000
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