Song of the Open Road
Song of the Open Road - meaning Summary
Nature Vs. Advertising
Ogden Nash playfully contrasts the simple beauty of trees with the pervasive presence of billboards, suggesting that commercial advertisement threatens to obscure or replace natural sight. The short poem registers a witty, rueful complaint about modern life’s encroachment on nature, implying that unless billboards disappear, people may come to prize manufactured images over real landscapes. Tone mixes humor with quiet lament about cultural priorities.
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