Edward Lear - Limerick:There was an Old Man, on whose nose

There was an Old Man, on whose nose, <br />Most birds of the air could repose; <br />But they all flew away <br />At the closing of day, <br />Which relieved that Old Man and his nose.<br /><br />Edward Lear<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/limerick-there-was-an-old-man-on-whose-nose/