Section: «Poems»
Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings:
artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.);
a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").
The End Of Robert
The doctor said 'now listen Bob,your illness is the serious kind,and when I turn this silver knobon your machine you soon will findthat all your..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The End Of North Korea's Plans
A fellow, sick with diarrhoeawas ruler over North Korea.One hand was wiping his pale assthe other held the phone, his brasswas in the War Room making..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The End Of Lily Marlene
Lily Marlene was her name,her voice a mix of love and smoke.Me drawn to her like moths to flameout on the sidewalk drunk and broke.Just in the nick..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The End Of It All
And long before the dust had settledhe himself had vanished,no sound had even vaguelydisturbed the morning as it rose.And what was left was awe,and..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The End
Not a whisper is heardnor a shadow be seen.When she gave me the wordit was vicious and lean.And she looked so patheticwalking down to the bus,left..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Electric Chair
Through rusted, solid iron barsI stare into the foreign skyand wonder if there's life on Mars.The nips have sentenced me to die.So many stars, a..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Egyptian Doctor
Mary B. could never cometried for many hours,took to drinking Bundy Rummade from Sweetcane flowers.Doctor told her to ingestspoonfuls of..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Easterbunny And Angie's Boy (Tit-For-Tat-Poem)
The Easterbunny came and laida dozen eggs, there, in the shade.As Angie's son rolled out of bedand to the Bunny he then said:'I am eleven, almost..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Dying Room
A light, its amber glow a fleeting thought,shines through the drapes into the Dying Room.They call it that, so unashamedly, as if to saythat we..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Dual Priest
And here I am, you thankless whoreI have been with you once beforeyou may not be the lowest scumI may not look, to you, the bum.I have no mores and..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Drone
There once was a girl from DeSoto,she had nothing of value, in toto.So she spread herself thinsent an envelope in,it contained a most vulgar nude..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Double Helix
The double helix, yes.Talking genomes here,genetic fiddling,all are four letter words,and will, inevitably rulethe roost of roosts.But Watson..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Donkey Survives
A donkey who was old and daftfell into a deep mining shaft.The farmer heard the donkey's criesand when the sun rose in the skieshe went to have a..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Don
They called him colourfulfor various, salient reasons.A renegade by birth,a master of all seasons.His trademark: Purple socksand boxer shorts with..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Doctor As A Teacher
From under light pink silken gownarose, his silly face a grinRudolph the red-nose circus clownand asked about a nip of gin.He had employed a French..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Difference
One meets a woman and surmisesthat she would harbour great surprises.Two towers stand in still attentionthe other features we won't mention.But as..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Diet Book
Matilda sat in her reclinerand read a book called Diet Diner.A guru stopped her on the streetwhen she was buying food to eat.The book was priced..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Devil's Spark
They used to laugh aboutthat inconvenience of the sparkof static electricity, that zappedwithout announcing its intention.That night, Chevron did..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Devil's Cousin
In case you people do not knowdon't say I did not tell you so.The devil has a nasty cousinwho fathered, by himself, a dozenmean-spirited and scrawny..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Devil
I sit by your pillow and watch you sleep,sit straight as a willow, and ready to weep.Your poor chest is heaving,the doctors are leaving.And all you..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Dental Gummibird
A gummibird sat in the mouthof a rhinocerus, down South.He picked between the teeth and gumremoving every little crumbpulled out those strands of..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Deluge From Heaven
The little girlstood inthe meadow.She had beenasked by Godto raise her eyesand look to him,And so she did.Soon gold and silvercame rainingdown from..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Death Of Sir Arthur Davidson
It was an absolutely dreadful daywhen, at first lightSir Arthur Davidson had passed away.High as a kitehe'd still been tink'ring to the very endwith..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Death Of A Humane Society
It was a morning like any other.A cloud from the South, a sparrowsitting on the windowsill, eating,the Postman, ringing twice next door,a streetcar..
© Herbert Nehrlich
The Day You Die
So, since she asked, I told my wifethat all of us will die some dayand in the first five years of lifeye Gods reveal to us, you maynot be a true..
© Herbert Nehrlich