Herbert Nehrlich Poems

I know it is your birthday, George
and you have plans all day,
I only need your answer now
today, my friend, today.
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She had blue questionmarks
coming out of her blue eyes.
Her lips were too blue for kissing
and a blue-tongue lizard was her pet.
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I tried so much harder
to get into your larder,
there were fragrances in
and a devillish grin
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It was just before dawn
when St. Nick did arrive
as he stifled a yawn
took a swig to revive
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I dreamed about my giant shoes
one morning when I had the blues
I put them on and laced them tight
soon I felt ready for a fight.
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They hung him at the crack of Dawn.
No big to-do, no time for folks to gather,
a rope was taken from the man's own saddle
and within minutes he was swaying in the breeze.
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Tonight the conversation is
let's say productive,
and somewhat lively,
all words are spoken
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'Twas early in the morning when I woke.
An eerie silence had so sneakily descended,
or was it the perception of a loss,
a novel emptiness, unknown to me 'til now?
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Wer eine Mutter hat die lacht
und selbst sich manche Freude macht,
die morgens aufsteht und erst gaehnt
und dann so nebenbei erwaehnt
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And it rained so much that Spring day
that all the angels did run out of tears.
Tom was a tiny little tomato plant,
a real runt, cute but with a hunchback,
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