Herbert Nehrlich Poems

A vibratory instrument
more often used in early Lent
due to the rising of the sap
that Mother Nature has on tap,
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'Twas early morning at the Holy Vatican,
the Pope was making rounds of his small kingdom
Most of the rooms were lavishly appointed
with oriental rugs on all the floors and walls,
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Would someone please tell
why a terrible smell
tends to follow no laws
and ignores eehs and aaaws
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Purple heather
by the old mill,
the waterwheel
turning impatiently,
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Oh God, it is hard to be humble,
I am Aryan and have all it takes
and if most of your subjects just stumble
that would make them abominous fakes.
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The little boy
that I revert to,
on all my birthdays
looked out
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Young Archie's problem was the size
of his gigantic nose,
the midwife did not realise
that even one of those
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'It's your cholesterol', the specialist said wisely,
'we humans cannot eat fat meat and all those eggs,
so many heart attacks and strokes are caused precisely
by modern fatty foods, yes sir! ' - I was perplexed.
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There once was a fruitcake named Onk
who sat in the loo at St. Bonk.
Where she farted and shat
on the bishop's own mat
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A mirror hung upon a wall.
A man, quite handsome, also tall
stepped up to look inside the glass
and gave himself the nod, the pass.
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