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Sleep My Lovely by Herbert Nehrlich

1/7/2009 11:14:19 PM
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Herbert Nehrlich
(04 October 1943 / Germany)
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Sleep My Lovely
 
  I watch you, as you sleep,
the glow, a rosy hue
of Roman cheeks,
a tiny trickle, as if glued
onto the crease of lips
so red and so inviting,
your hands asleep
in what they call the warmest spot
of living humans,
I wish I could,
and surely would.
I am your guard tonight,
just sitting here,
prepared to be the death
of horny demons,
should they forget their place
and wander in.

I have now put the final cork away,
and opened up the kitchen clock
to rip the living battery
and put an end to it,
the pulse of time.
I shall be happy just to sit
here, by your side,
and dream about the warmth
of you, in all those feather downs.

For Angie

Herbert Nehrlich


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Scarlett Treat (4/22/2006 2:59:00 PM)
What a fablous concept - ripping the batteries out of a clock so you can stop the pulse of time and stay in a perfect moment. What a dream world - full of the warmth of love!
Angie Maeots (4/22/2006 8:59:00 AM)
I wondered why I slept with so much ease last night, and truly do sleep under a blanket of down. :) Thanks Herbert, what a 'beautiful' poem.... and sentiment.

I love it. :)

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