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").

Natalie Green

A lady named Natalie Greenslipped and fell on a Mexican bean.Since her shirt was too shortshe let out a brief snortand then quickly departed the..

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Naomi Bird

She raised nine childrenin that house at Laurel.An eyesore to the driverspassing, on their way to Canada,so baby-powder blue.But looking back,it..

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Nana's Bad Arm

The Doctor did examine,(he was the last one on the list) ,both arm and wrist of Nana,so thoroughly that she was pleased.Perhaps it was a first, and..

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Nachtreiter

Wer reitet so spaet duch Nacht und Wind?Es ist der Pfarrer und der Pfarrer ist blind.Er traut seinem Pferd das nach Hause ihn bringtund der Klang von..

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Nachtraben

Early morning on the farm.You are still asleep.I have been watching youwhile making brekkie,using re-cycledpaper dishes andplastic forks.As not to..

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Mysterious Ways

Her name was Mele,large cell malignancy.She went to Doc Bruzynskihad therapy, not chemo.Her kidneys died a sudden deathbefore she did, they could not..

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My Upmarket Dunny

At dawn one day I told my honey'I'm in a hurry for the Dunny.'Which meant, of course, I am confessingthat matters were, inside me, pressingEach day..

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My Train

I'm riding on a choo-choo trainthrough valleys and through mountainsthrough fields of golden sugarcane,conductor does the countin's.The choo-choo..

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My Sunshine

A little ray of sunshineis what we all need.For some this means fun time,for others a feed.So the great constellationof moon, stars and sunwould..

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My Slave

She was still under age,though what a precious find,inside a bamboo cageshe looked refinedunwashed and petulant,dressed in a cotton rageyes cried..

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My Shadow

Today I tried.Again and again.To jump over my own shadow.Each time I jumpedit moved first.So, I tried leaping.But my shadow onlyleaped ahead of..

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My Resident Grub

Last time the world did smack my gobI'd just imbibed a witchety grub.The grub's intention was to slidefrom uvula to my inside.Now, normally, when..

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My Poetry Book

I changed my mind about a bookit's way too much in work.And who'd appreciate the lookthat others give a jerk.I've mentioned in my testamentthat all..

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My Poems (Haiku)

I do considermy poems as my childrenI shall not share them.Those of poor mannersjust stay away you wankersyou are not welcome.It's strictly envyyou..

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My Parasite

Hallo, ja? Dort die Anwaltskammer? ? ?Brauche Auskunft, der Name ist Hammer.Ach Sie meinen den Mannder fast alles schon kanner bereitet uns gar..

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My Old Schoolmate

A friend from overseas,one who was half forgotten,came for a visit just today,to reminisce and see koalas.I had occasion to observehim freshening and..

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My Old Schoolmate

A friend from overseas,one who was half forgotten,came for a visit just today,to reminisce and see koalas.I had occasion to observehim freshening and..

© Herbert Nehrlich

My New Computer (Limerick)

Just got finished (some help from a tutor)hooking up to the net the computer,somewhat clumsy of handthough I did understandthis thing beats the old..

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My Mother's Zoo

My mother has a cuckatoo,in fact her house looks like a zoo.It smells, it must be said, dear Scoutlike billy goat and sauerkraut.At times while..

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My Leotard

I bought myself a leotardto wear each night in bed.My wife says it looks avant-gardea bit like Mister Ed.Her nightie is the see-through kinda dark..

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My Lederhose

I loved the touch of you,cool in the summer and so.....shall we say, of warmthin Continental winterstorms.You always clung to me,hugged both my..

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conformity, ambition, youth, expectation

The shriek awakens me,suspended as I hangbetween two cocos palms.The hammock having carvedimprints like woundsin sunburned skin,and I am swayingin..

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My High School Choir

It was expected to belong.A boy who has his sightsaimed high,who aims to makehis parents proud,will show respectabilityand rise above the common..

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My Grandpa Was A Slave

The men of means were short of slaves,they went to Africa to snatch the youngsome lived in jungle huts, some lived in cavesall ate the native weeds..

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My Friend Amygdala

Oh yes, the bloomin' birds,while sitting, sorting fancy wordsfrom alleycats and mothsinside a haze of gray, I sayit was inevitable in a way.The piece..

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