Herbert Nehrlich Poems

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551.
Two Fleas

A flea sat in the poodle's hair
because he had been stationed there.
His mother left to bug a cat
that's where she stayed and soon got fat.
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552.
Drought In Australia

A cloud which was designed for rain
was home to drops (that should be plain) .
The forecast had announced some showers
thus, in the early morning hours
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553.
Size Isn'T All

She was exceedingly flat.
No fruit or other edible
could be used to describe,
in interpretative comparison
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554.
I Am

...and when I give I give with wild abandon,
no holds are barred, no watchers are considered.
I lay my head down on the tracks for you my love,
and if you want me all you need to do is take me.
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555.
Iceberg

It is as if a mother
who gives birth
at night, upon an iceberg
and then drowns.
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556.
The Peacepipe

If I were chicken I would blame it on the hormones.
The androgens and company, and the testosterones.
A freshly, not quite baked but budding poet,
head swelled with accolades, and did he know it!
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557.
Dandelion Greens

Dandelion Greens.
Someone had placed
a bit of it under my pillow.
Only the gods do know
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558.
The Nightgown

It was their wedding night
and things would be alright.
As they undressed she said
please, love, do turn your head.
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559.
Misbehaving

'You will stay back today, in detention,
and I shall be the teacher to mention
your behaviour today
that you do not obey
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560.
Kraut Stereotypes

Cabbage is Kraut
fermented then
makes what it's all about
the jury's out
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