Herbert Nehrlich Poems

For Linda Ori
whose birthday coincideth
with the Berlin Wall,
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And once upon another time,
when all the animals had
settled their minor
disagreements over
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If he does not
it will be up to me,
it's all a question of
the methodology.
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Bergfreiheit township
was near the rainy forest
of prickly thistles.
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A most unusual flower,
of colours, oh so bright.
A tropical rainshower,
an early morning flight.
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My safe was hidden in the wall,
I had cemented it inside,
but in that year, in early Fall
I tagged along for a brief ride
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My uncle had an Angus bull
who liked to have his belly full.
Inside his gut there was a rumble
he was polite, we called him Humble.
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A most peculiar BANG was heard one silent night:
Snap - Crackle - Pop, the echo sounded much the same.
The people in the Loetschenthaler Valley
sat up in featherbeds to see what might
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It was so many years ago, and somewhat sad.
First grade, this little boy, so full of pride.
An intellectual curiosity that possessed this lad,
did not bestow the capability to save his hide.
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I'm in it!
The dog's been moved.
I took his place.
It's airy, noisy
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