Herbert Nehrlich Poems

A shiny toy it could well be,
in other times and better health.
This bed in Hospital, electric,
with places for restraints,
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My hand had travelled slowly to the promised spot.
It was a cautious journey, marked by sweaty hesitation.
And now a question over should I or not
give into wetness and its tingling sensation.
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On Christmas Day we go to town,
to meet at lovely Staffort Park.
To honour there -in cap and gown-
three scholars in the fading dark.
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Charlie, the cockatoo,
who had lived with our family
for going on eleven years,
was enjoying himself,
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The Captain knew that pirates would again
attack his crew of brave and fearless men.
In answer to a call that there were three
unmarked and bloody-minded frigates, it was he
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Too much wine will, at first, make you merry
(it is best to slow down on the Sherry) .
As from grapes they make wine
would you come and taste mine?
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I ventured, full of confidence into the dark,
a warm environment received me deep inside.
Another great adventure for me to embark,
there be no dullness in my life, so let me glide.
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The ship was huge,
a feast for youthful eyes.
As penniless he walked
and talked, and danced,
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An atheist strolled through the breeze.
'What pretty flowers, handsome trees,
what mighty rivers, awesome creatures
oh my, I love all Nature's features.'
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She calls it contemplative, and,
so do the kids, they know,
from countless years of course.
It's when I daydream right at five
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