Herbert Nehrlich Poems

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301.
The Perfumed Donkey

A donkey stood inside his box,
and, looking down saw four white socks.
As just that day the donkey's teacher
had said that socks ain't donkey features.
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302.
Hate - Mate

There once was a little swine
he was partial to blueberry wine
and he had a fat mother
who had smothered his father
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303.
The Village Idiot -Or Modern Political Correctness

....and thus it came to pass,
the one they called the 'village idiot',
a gentle, friendly, somewhat pudgy
but always smiling growing teen.
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304.
Global Vision Charity

The little boy looked in my eyes,
with sadness, hint of tears.
I thought it time to realise
that here, in front of Sears,
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305.
Welcome

From a cold and exhausting long trip
on Her Majesty's Post Office ship
after Customs they cleared
hand in hand they appeared.
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306.
Happy Father's Day

And soon
we'll meet again,
old man.
Me, bearing flowers,
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307.
Hopflower Tea

He calls it tea, hopflower tea to be exact.
He's neither British nor acqainted with Earl Grey.
He drinks so many gallons, could it be a fact
that a medicinal effect is, if I may
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308.
Udders

Once upon a time a cow
who had a flaxen-coloured brow
sat in the barn when time had come
to milk all cows, she felt so numb
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309.
On Stress

To those who give us stress, God bless!
It took me decades, I confess
to see a reason in each mess
which is, I venture a small guess,
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310.
Wait For Me

A most exquisite purple flower
was waiting for a summer shower.
It had not rained in many days
and only hot and burning rays
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