THE PURIST
by Ogden Nash

I give you now Professor Twist,
A conscientious scientist.

Ah, Nash at his best, even surpassing...

Po-ta-to, po-tah-ta,
sih-CAY-dah, sih-CAH-duh,
Let's call the whole thing off. -

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And now; Lets give these ceremonies some chauvinistic USA patriotism by way of a poetic twist...
 REGARDING (1) THE U.S AND (2) NEW YORK
                                                            
     Before I was a travelled bird,
       I scoffed, in my provincial way,
     At other lands; I deemed absurd
       All nations but these U.S.A.
                                                            
     And - although Middle-Western born -
       Before I was a travelled guy,
     I laughed at, with unhidden scorn,
       All cities but New York N.Y.
                                                            
     But now I've been about a bit -
       How travel broadens! How it does!
     And I have found out this, to wit:
       How right I was! How right I was!       
                                         Franklin P. Adams