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").

Modern Medicine

He would, for sheer financial gainuse me, my body, as it liveswhen told, he labelled me insaneand that the pills he freely givesare made available to..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Modern Justice

A jury sat around a treeto judge a man for treason.The foreman said 'how can it bethis fellow had no reason.A patriot who, for his landstood deep in..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Mocassins

Don't ever judge a man until you've walked a hundred moonsin moccasins he made and wore with pride,you've eaten porridge from his simple wooden..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Mixing Races

A Northern Minnesota Hippywent on a trip to Mississippi.He didn't like the heat and fliesbut fell in love with Southern pies.When he got used to all..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Mixed Clean Limericks

I was asked by a nurse if I wouldhave a fling on the eve (that I COULD) ,she was hitched the next dayand a wonderful layand I never asked whether I..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Mister Makatoni

The name's Makatoni and How Do You Do?I'm a big wig at Sony. the chief chimp in the zoo.Do you purchase your blouses in the city of Rome?We do pamper..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Mistake

A boy, whose mother liked to whiphis hide whenever he gave lip,hid in the box designed for breadand in the morning he was dead.

© Herbert Nehrlich

Mississippi Limerick

On the raft down the Mississippiwere the wife and her husband Hippie.When they brought back the melonsfrom the striped, shackled felonsthey soon sank..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Missing*

All the members, you hear me hissing?There's a poet who's surely gone missing.Mum said go boy, and playbut she's wandered away,could be scared of me..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Missing

I see you still,dressed indigo,your colour,scarf wrappedcasually,and tuckedinto that place,where twins,not quite identicalreside, in expectationand..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Missed You

I missed you,you were gone too bloody long.In all the minutesthat my mind was occupiedwith being idleit hit homethat you were gone.It's then I..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Miss You

I went swimming today, my love.And, thinking about you,lost my strength andhad to trusta wave to keepme safe.This morning you hadsent birds to me,who..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Misjudging And Wishfulness

When a man feels the need to be gushyand his judgment turns misty and mushy,he is wishing it weresomewhat wise to inferthat the other not be truly..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Misjudged

A rhino weighing just a ton,a baby still, in many ways,was thinking of a Marathonand planning a four-minute pace.But all the fat, so it would..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Misbehaving

'You will stay back today, in detention,and I shall be the teacher to mentionyour behaviour todaythat you do not obeyand tomorrow I'll go on the..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Mis En Scène

Now, side by sideI am within, we glideimmersed in heatan endless beata heart to shareson et lumière,oh how it gripsa squeeze of lipsbless and..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Miros

It was the garlic breaththat got me from the start.I'd smelled it fom a mile away,'my name is Kotic, Miros',he said and flies dropped,one by one..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Mine Is The Honour (Haiku)

The consequenceswill not be felt by others.The spark is dying.Faith was the substanceof a house of playing cards,mine is the honour.Life was your..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Mind Your Language

Are you, please pardon my audacity, I aska serviceman who keeps the nation safe from foes?I offer you a nip or two, come closer, from my flask,so..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Mind Games

.......and thinking about itwhen the time comes,that all learningswill convergeand you will havethe experienceof delightand comfort.Not at a later..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Milking Aunt Hulda's Cows

Aunt Hulda, she slept in the nudeI stayed over, she called me a dudeUncle Fritz told me 'NO'in the closet you gowe two found this attitude rude.I was..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Milestones For Courtney

Young Courtney was much into feeling,she liked men, even boys to be kneeling.When a Westpoint cadetheard her shout 'no, not yet',he came quickly and..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Mikhail Militz

Au Canada,they found him,the name is, truly,Militz, he was caughtin machinationsof sordid kind.But no one knowsis it the onewho braggedand..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Migrants Of Sophistication

Well they do come in drovesfrom the coldness of Britainthey abandon their stoveswith Down Under they're smitten.And with visa in handthey start..

© Herbert Nehrlich

Miffed

I spent the morningtrying to removethe heavy frameof an old friend.He'd stepped uponmy tootsie toesby accident,or by design.At last, when..

© Herbert Nehrlich