Herbert Nehrlich Poems

Immersed into the waters,
washed,
and soaked
down to the fibres
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Their teacher loved his chemistry.
He knew that atoms had to be
prepared to join and thus create
new molecules with unknown fate.
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Der Geburtstag von unser'm Gerhard,
der so lustig sein kann wie Heinz Erhardt
ist am heutigen Tag
was an Umstaenden lag,
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At the fountain by the gate
a Linden tree stays all alone.
Its shadow gave me sanctuary
for many lovely dreams.
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Oh, John says Julie, please come by
to meet my parents, don't be shy.
A dinner has been planned, hooray
and late at night we two can play.
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One pool was filled with brownish sludge
its colour similar to fudge.
The other stank of pharmacy
and bureaucratic chemistry.
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May the Lord bless you.
May he fill your feet with dance
and your arms with strength.
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Asleep with innate innocence
the jowls stretched out, no hair is tense.
You took advantage of me then
a wife can do this to her men.
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I asked the Felon what he thought about this thorn,
he said 'a rose is like a portrait all aglow,
but venture close and you could have your fabric torn
you need to stand and ask for lovely words to flow.
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Mary got a fiancee,
called the fellow Frivel,
all the fellow did all day
was to sneeze and snivel.
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