Herbert Nehrlich Poems

Once in his life, his breath was free
a beating heart, it knew its place
the knowledge of identity
was etched upon his weathered face.
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God blinked that day
not once, but twice.
He tires easily these days
of watching all his sheep
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There once was a preacher named Mack.
He was tall and exceedingly black.
He was caught with a maid
in a state sponsored raid
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A leopard who was fond of mice
and claimed to have no other vice
was killed by a rhinoceros,
which really wasn't a great loss
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A bachelor, without a mate
had tried to find himself a date.
At last, when nothing went his way
he closed his eyes, began to pray.
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The light turned red
and there I sat
and watched a cuddle
inside a puddle.
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A trout who swam in murky waters
surrounded there by sons and daughters,
developed on a sunny day
a toothache, causing him dismay.
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A virus, although not alive
may unexpectedly arrive.
The doctor thinks your system fights
with antibodies' secret rites
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The bitch was overdue.
No vet could be afforded
and the cries were growing,
ever louder, it was high time.
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It was the same each time,
a ghost must live beneath,
that bridge of stone, stained
by a ton of droppings,
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