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").
Happy Ninety-First, Abram!
Happy Birthday, Abram!As the years gain in passing much speedwe get wrinkles, our hair fades to white,more and more we resemble a weedand we lose..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Marriage
For fifty-seven yearsshe had believed,with all her heart,a zillion fibres ofher wholesome being,that it was love.She never doubted oncethat it was..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Grandma
The day has come,the baby needs to beexamined thoroughlyshe takes the boywho has his well worn thumbfirmly in place, a toyto chase away the..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Father's Day, Mon Général!
On this day I shall honour my Dadwho made me and my siblings quite mad,though this happened back thenand today we are menwho can only be thoughtful..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Father's Day
And soonwe'll meet again,old man.Me, bearing flowers,chaperoned byone sweet niece,'to show the ropes'to me, the stranger.And water things.You, in the..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Wendy!
I dreamed Sunday night I was loonyand my grandfather was Mickey Rooney.But wouldn't you know itthere's a wonderful poetand her name could be..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Todd! ! !
Yes, He gave the nod,to the two of you thenand he found it not oddhe'd created these menand he christened him Toddand assigned him to Mary,what was..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Tara! ! ! ! 2008
You are not, what folks would ever call a weed,you blossomed well inside the attic of my mind,have been there, seemingly and large as life, indeed,a..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Stranger!
Were you simply too dumbto grow up and becomenot a butcher or bakernor a candlestick maker?As they say here, at homedo not travel to Romestay and..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Rolfie! ! !
Another year and no wiserhe has made it to sixty-fivethe birthday boy's name is Rolf Kaiserand he keeps the tradition alive.Now he's aiming for..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Reinhard
Unn schon wieder macht Reinhard 'ne Feteals ob es ihm wirklich gut taete.Ein Geburtstag ist feinmit 'nem lieblichen Weinsagt schon damals der Kruses'..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Michael Sh.
On the day of your birthall the Gods were agreedthat to send you to earthas a miniature seedwould be folly to someand poetic to thosewho expected a..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Mary
The birds are silent now,all called to order by the owl.It is a memorable timeand honour goes to thosewho would bestow it.And handed downthrough..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Lynn Z.!
To my long ago former right handI send sounds from the Down Under Band.Sixty-five? My-oh-my,all those years flying by.It ain't easy to..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Linda (R-Rated)
The threat of some hail kept her home,where she stood, in a trance, with her comb.When the hail didn't comeshe sat down on her bum,had a dream about..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Jerry H.
A prickly and wise Huckleberrylikes his Scotch so much better than Sherry.He is still full of tricksat a young seventy-sixHappy Birthday, my ancient..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, James Rex White!
Dark clouds rolled in,the sound of thunder.And with a cradle captive grina birth had happened in Down Under.The product of a night of sex,so long..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Dr. Fph.
All enfolded in leather is Fredythough his poodles would like to go beddie.He had gulped Häagen-Dazswhich put lead in his ass.Hence our Fredy ain't..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Doktor Fredy!
Oh no, it isn't Mister Edor some unknown old clowntoday we celebrate with Fredwe should use cap and gown.Of all the friends we have on Earthhe's one..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Denis!
As a critic of noteall the words that he wrotewere of help and of useif you were in those shoesthat would flatter your skillslike amphetamine..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Danny R.
Though the timing is rather uncanny,Happy Birthday, I say, poet Danny.On another year's crestit may BE for the bestif you sat on that day on your..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Chelsea! ! !
Just once I turned my cluttered head'twas late here in Down Underso off I went to find my bedoutside was storm and thunder.I dreamed that Chelsea..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Berit
Happy Birthday von uns da im Suedenund wir hoffen Du findest die Blue(d) enAnnemonen und Rosendie die Nase liebkosenin den grossen australischen..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Barbara!
No wonder she doesn't recallif the day was in Spring or in Fall.In her head there are wordsand a million wild birdsnothing else can be found there at..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Happy Birthday, Andreeeeeeas!
There once was a fellow named Gripp.He let poems roll over his lip.With the Kraut in his geneshe has more than the meansto write stanzas at..
© Herbert Nehrlich