Herbert Nehrlich Poems

Lily will you call me?

I'm happy now that you are back
I missed you very much
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The stem had fallen off
lay on the ground.
All petals drooped at first
but saw no choice.
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There once was a student named Chase.
He could never diminish his pace.
As an athlete he aimed
to be winning, not framed
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Two lions, carved of stone
are lounging at the entrance.
Thus overseeing life as it unfolds
that early morning bare of promise.
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You asked about your serotonin,
it's such a catchword nowadays,
though very few do understand
ramifications of this noble substance.
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Just like your beautiful long hair,
my thoughts have now become entangled,
inside my mind, so many years
have passed and they will never leave.
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I'd teased the Bull so many times,
all grown-ups warned he might get loose.
His heavy chain assured me of
my overwhelming power then.
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She floats.
Above old shingles
and windswept tops
of lonely trees.
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And who I ask you academic minds
would find the eyes of cows attractive
most humans would consider putting blinds
to cover bovine faces, though they are pro-active
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Why Blueberry, I ask you now
I have now come to lean to green
what has been shown, I'll tell you how
but no, it ain't the lowly bean.
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