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").
Night Games
He did and it was heavenly,but then she said she had to pee,retreat he yelled, the felon heard,and to the dunny went the bird.Quite eager when she..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Nigger Malcolm *
His name was Malcolm,he hustled next to mebehind the counter ofbeloved Martindale's.Books, New and Used,including Paperbacks and Maps,and Texts for..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Nice Girls Do?
First time she sputtered then she spat(the load would fill a shepherd's hat) ,so unexpected was the tastea mix of bleach and toxic waste.She loved..
© Herbert Nehrlich
News From The Pantry
In the pantry of grandmother's houselived in peace with a cat an old mouse.Seems they both liked popcornsince the baby was bornand the cat had..
© Herbert Nehrlich
New Year's Shopping On An Island
The local market, New Year's Eveemployees' eyes on early leave,a customer with Trojan smilestood in the corner for a while.At last he said 'you buy..
© Herbert Nehrlich
New Year's Concert
It wasn't Lorin Mazel, of course,how lucky can one get, I ask.Some wanker from the provinceshe stepped up to the plate.Vienna Philharmonic..
© Herbert Nehrlich
New Year's Cheers
There once was a grumpy old Kraut.He would taste of the sauce and then shout.After seventy yearsand a million cold beershe took ill with a bad case..
© Herbert Nehrlich
New World Order
Out of a cloud appeared a handit showed the middlefinger raisedbelow, the people on the landwere simply stunned and quite amazed.Was this a sign that..
© Herbert Nehrlich
New Limericks (6)
There once was a lady named Prushe was smitten with what we call sprue.On the day she ate cornall her polyps got tornand she covered the doctor's..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Never (Bilingual)
Ein Traum, so suess doch unerreichtschwebt mir im Hirn, er saueselt leichtso kuess mich, Liebste, noch einmal,'haett' ich im Leben eine Wahlich..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Neuschwanstein Castle
Fifteen hundred steps of stoneto the nearest telephone.Up on top inside the towerwaking at ungodly hour,with a crazy appetite.So she says, 'perhaps..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Neurology Lesson
The doctor sat in front of Joeand asked him first to smile.Joe did not have a thing todayto smile about, thus he did not.Now clench your teeth was..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Netherworld Fling
I sell only pans and big potsto little old ladies and tots.It disturbs me to seethat across the big seaone can have, without cause, the great hots.So..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Neglect
Neglect is what you feelwhen you're not cat's pyjamas.When others do -without you- have a ball.It is a selfish ego-panorama.It will not change for..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Needs Of The Jungle
The missionary had strayedfrom his God-given path,the straight and narrowinto the wilderness of Kruger Park.It was his God he feared.No man or beast..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Needful Things
And I agree, which makes a wewho stand with heads held high,to those who'd make the poets fleebecause of choice in words, do tryto see yourself in..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Need, Not Love
I can see her still,sitting, wrapped in green,Loden made her look so,well substantial if you knowwhat I intend to say,so many decades nowhave gone..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Nectar Of A Flower
When I think of those petals (ignoring the moss)and the first dropp of DEW trickles outshe moves limbs and her flower is covered by glossand the lips..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Nectar
It seemed to soothe the wound,old though it was, but as you knowthe devil known as phantom painsstrikes hard and with impunity.So, he decided, being..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Near-Miss
A mouse, all gray with tiny earswas crying salty rodent tears.A cat had cornered him and plannedto eat him as he ate his aunt.Just when the cat had..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Near The Twin Cities, Then
The howling wind was driving rain across the land,she sat there, in her car, not fit to understand,why tears kept rolling off her cheeks, tears from..
© Herbert Nehrlich
'Ne Grippe
Der Virus in die Nase schleichtund in die Nebenhoehlen seicht.Die Seiche tropft dann in den Rachenwoselbst die Gegenkoerper wachen.Und oben macht er..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Naturally Right
I see you everywhere,a reflection that hauntsdereliction that taunts,in the glass of red wineat the end of the linewhere the tram simply stopsyou are..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Natural Remedy
There once was a lady of breedingshe was out in the castlegrounds, weeding.When she fell on her kneeshe bent sideways to peeand her pee stopped in..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Natural Order
A most peculiar BANG was heard one silent night:Snap - Crackle - Pop, the echo sounded much the same.The people in the Loetschenthaler Valleysat up..
© Herbert Nehrlich