The people upstairs all practise ballet
Their living room is a bowling alley
Their bedroom is full of conducted tours,
Their radio is louder than yours,
They celebrate week-ends all the week,
When they take a shower, your ceilings leak,
They try to get their parties to mix
By supplying their guests with Pogo sticks,
And when their fun at last abates,
They go to the bathroom on roller skates.
I might love the people upstairs more
If only they lived on another floor.
Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971) was a well-known American poet. After an education at Harvard University, Nash did a variety of jobs which included advertising, teaching, editing and selling bonds. Later, he completely devoted himself to writing. With the publication of his first collection, Hard Lines, in 1931. He began a 40-year-old career during which he produced titles such as, I’m a Stranger Here Myself and Everyone but Thee and Me.
What do the people upstairs practise?
The people upstairs practise ballet.
What is their bedroom full of?
Their bedroom is full of conducting tour. Many people visited them often.
What happens when the neighbours upstairs take a shower?
When the neighbours upstairs take a shower, the poet's ceiling leaks due the indiscriminate use of their bathroom floor and probably splashing water all over the place.
How do they get their parties to mix?
According to the poet, they play loud music and gave the guests the pogo stick with which they jump around and make noises.
How do they go to the bathroom?
They go to their bathroom on roller skates.






























































