More Chest-thumping!

I found that Times of India have published Sid's post here at Bloggers Park in their e-newspaper. Congrats Sid!

However, it makes me think. Is it likely that you will be noticed more when you make a critical post on some current event? I remember an advice I got when I started blogging: generate controversy, that will bring in traffic. I guess it is true. For some reason, negative comments have greater stickablility than fair and balanced statements.

I am not taking anything away from Sid. In fact I feel a bit of pride that we at V Belong Here have unearthed a talent by providing him with a window through our guestblogger invite. Here I look back at Sid's poem here (En route to Work), and I am reminded of Ogden Nash. He has the abilitity to rough up words with easy familiarity, and some of Nash's felicity.

They say that language is malleable, but Nash wringed rhymes out of words in a sort of live demonstration. Sid has some such talent, going by the evidence he has shown us.

Here are some short poems of Ogden Nash. Enjoy them, if you haven't seen them before.

Reflection On Caution

Affection is a noble quality;

It leads to generosity and jollity.

But it also leads to breach of promise

If you go around lavishing it on red-hot momise.

A Word to Husbands

To keep your marriage brimming

With love in the loving cup,

Whenever you're wrong, admit it;

Whenever you're right, shut up.

What's The Use?

Sure, deck your limbs in pants,

Yours are the limbs, my sweeting.

You look divine as you advance...

Have you seen yourself retreating?

Lather As You Go

Beneath this slab

John Brown is stowed.

He watched the ads

And not the road.

The Octopus

Tell me, O Octopus, I begs

Is those things arms, or is they legs?

I marvel at thee, Octopus;

If I were thou, I'd call me Us.