Herbert Nehrlich Poems

From the top of Niagara Falls,
far away from the big city malls
jumped a tough-talking bird
soon her screams could be heard
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Ein Gedicht ist nicht
was ein duemmlicher Wicht
schreibt auf's Klopapier
in der Hoffnung dass wir
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They say our world is truly round
and that the borders are not real,
as in the airspace can be found
God's promise and his lone appeal.
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Mama let the postman in
took him to her bed,
postman left her with a grin
this is what he said:
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It was the day after,
John Kennedy had
uncharacteristically loud,
shouted the unforgettable
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I thank you all, I'm surely blessed
though from the waiting somewhat stressed.
I note that one will get undressed,
surprising though that she confessed
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It took my decades to discern
what many never ever learn.
What thrills us, better what thrills me
in womanfolks' anatomy,
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Imagine, folks, he's barely up
and sits there with his coffee cup,
while reminiscing of the past
when time just flew, so very fast.
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The question was what is Rh,
it is a bloody factor
that can destroy an unborn life
in a most painful way.
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A hand reached out
something inside prevented
the kindly act intended.
The beetle, he continued though,
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