Herbert Nehrlich Poems

It was his first, and smuggled in at that,
the Commies hadn't yet approved of things
that made the forces of free market grow.
Blue Jeans, they said were just a symbol,
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She saw he wasn't circumcised
and right at first it had surprised
her bourgeois and searching brain.
'So did they.... did it cause you pain? '
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There are words in my head
in my limbs and my ears
there are some for the dead
and for those who can hear.
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Two men, named Engelbert and Rolf
were playing early morning golf.
To keep their mind and skills awake
they soon decided on a break.
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A man whose birthday had just come
was given by his son (a bum)
a parrot with an attitude,
his language was considered rude.
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Just once before I die I would
so love to see a lot of smiling faces,
each morning when I board the city bus.
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I have decided due to need
that I shall celebrate indeed
each coming birthday for two days
this strategy, in case it pays
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Take this kiss and praise your God,
he was there and gave the nod
to this union all for life
he appointed you my wife.
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On Old Olympic Mountain Tops
two Germans sat and chewed some hops.
They had no barrels and no tools
and didn't know that they were fools.
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My mother was a hummingbird
my father a black crow
he wouldn't let her speak a word
that's why I'm humming so.
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