Herbert Nehrlich Poems

A cactus, lonely in his pot
up on the sunny windowsill,
they watered him but he was not
a happy guy. Without the thrill
...

The new position was not advertised,
however, knowing me you would have,
by now, guessed that I applied. I did.
It was for Monarch, Ruler, Emperor,
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Her name was oxygen, short form O-2
she was just floating there, above the lake
when something thin and wearing just one shoe
by name of hydrogen, a common flake
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Bush and Blair sat in the Dunny,
there discussing how much money
they could milk from those Iraquis
Blair said 'if we dress in Khakis
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And it just hit me, then and there.
I was, with saved-up cash today
buying the ticket to escape from there.
While counting she looked up
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In answer to your underhanded query
and knowing that you have been rather puzzled,
it would surprise you, as a shoulderpadded dearie
that I have two, though one of them is always muzzled.
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And people paused to listen.
So serious were the words.
'Breast Cancer claims so many lives,
we're looking for a cure,
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When the waters receded
they returned to their home.
After all the excitement,
the stresses and the uncertainty
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I'd placed her there with utmost care.
She lay supine and had some wine
a Bardolino, 'tinto vino'
inside her button, I was the glutton
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I woke to this razzamataz,
down the street where my lovely Mahnaz
had her beautiful flat
and a picky old brat
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