Herbert Nehrlich Poems

There comes a time
when wine does show
its well-earned age
it must, needless to say
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He handed over
to the brown uniform
his card that said
Weinstein, David.
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There is a war we had to wage
we do it well on open stage.
The weapons no one can defy
our reasons based on one big lie.
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He swayed on top of the tall tower
and braved a cold Chicago shower.
His bank accounts were in arrears
the biggest sum was owed to Sears.
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A star fell onto virgin earth
and triggered there a holy birth.
Forgive me, but it has been said
that until then the world was dead
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A soapy spongebath of all things!
She stood, sweet bovine eyes of hope
and wiped away the worries of the day.
I had suspended conscious thought,
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On a Sunday afternoon,
when temperatures soared
in the Australian outback
he sat, silently on a termite hill
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...as we get to the river
still holding hands tight,
and in stitches our livers
at evening's last light.
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An earwig, brown and also shiny
sat on a river bank, alone.
Compared to others he was tiny,
a critter made of skin and bone.
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To those who are so quick to judge
they often do not see their smudge
and deem themselves close to the greats
then walk around like heavyweights.
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