Herbert Nehrlich Poems

She talked about my latest offerings
as if they had with eager little feet
rushed over to her Lazyboy Recliner
to climb up on her lap and talk so sweet
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There once was a lady from Greece
she suffered from badly worn teeth.
Her incisors were loose
she was long in the tooth
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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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Maples, proudly
showing
scarlet leaves,
in brazen wind.
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We humans are facing
a dangerous moment
in our history.
An industry
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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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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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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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