Herbert Nehrlich Poems

I actually did brush my teeth,
only to return to a still warm bed,
she's attending that wedding,
so far away I could have,
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If you're nearing the big Nine-Oh
and you've got nothing major to show,
but the dentures of old
and two fillings of gold
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There once was a place for the folks
who would write little poems and jokes.
And the place had its rules
both for smartbums and fools
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Would you tell me God, the answer to this puzzle in my mind,
I have pondered it for decades since my birth.
Will a cat devour a mouse if she is definitely blind,
will the rain find, in the dark, its way to earth?
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There was a letter in my Tuesday mail last week,
airmail and light, the stamp gave it away,
Herr Pastor wrote to say HELLO to all the meak,
and wish our special group a Happy Holy Day.
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Am Fenster sitzt ein grauer Spatz
beaeugt von einer alten Katz'.
Der Vogel frisst vom Napf Getreide,
fuellt damit seine Eingeweide.
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Der Vater der hatte oft Zorn,
und trug seine Nase stets vorn.
Doch den Blick in die Welt
tat in Beuernfeld
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She was still under age,
though what a precious find,
inside a bamboo cage
she looked refined
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A preacher named Adrian Finn
had considered that living in sin
with a nubile young maid
who'd ensure he'd get laid
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A fat and lazy pussycat
was eying, up a tree, a rat.
The pussycat had been neglected
since nasty flaws had been detected
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