Herbert Nehrlich Poems

Yet the big bad wolf
was a gentleman deep down.
He shared his victims.
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I ask you, where do you reside,
you words with meaning, do you hide
inside the dark, forbidden spots,
like beautiful forget-me-nots?
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....and way past midnight we were on our staggering way,
had happily spent every single cent.
On Friday nights no homework made us stay,
'cause weekends, all agreed there, simply meant
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On the Vancouver Nainaimo Ferry
lounged in deck chairs Lamont and Sherrie.
It was late and the hour
for their afternoon shower
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She was my favourite cousin,
barely ten,
and sleeping over.
I could not rest that night
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The doctor wore his undertaker mask this morning.
Miss Jones was in to get the full report.
All tests completed and the biopsy is back.
The room is pregnant now with dark-skinned twins,
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It's Saturday today, all day.
I have big plans for things long due.
I ask myself, what do you say
to tackling this, just me and you?
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I had left the door ajar
for just a moment.
Looked up in time
to see a shadow.
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.......and thinking about it
when the time comes,
that all learnings
will converge
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Nothing said. But,
trailing close behind you
is my farewell, though a bit late.
And when we meet again
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