"Baclli swarm within my portals Such as ne'r conceived by … - Ogden Nash

"Baclli swarm within my portals

Such as ne'r conceived by mortals,

But, bred by scientists,

Wise and hoary in some Olympian laboratory.

Bacteria as large as mice

With feet of fire and heads of ice,

Who never interrupt for slumber

Their stomping, elephantine rumba.

( From the poem — - " The Common Cold " )"

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Ogden Nash (19 August 1902 – 19 May 1971) was an American poet.

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Birth Name: Frederic Ogden Nash

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