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").
Awakening Alright
They hurt, as if to saywe have been entertained.It was the time and agewhen a young boy decidesto take the plungeif it is possible at all.It was, but..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Awakening
It was so very black,and curly, rather cute,I wondered whatif anything remarkableworth noting it could be.I had, in a small fit of splurging,acquired..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Australian Father's Day
I'm looking forward with dismayto this year's coming Father's Day.You see, my son in USAsays Father's Day, there is no waythat I will send you..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Australia Day 2007
So today is Australia Day!Lucky country it is, you don't say.Though of stunning good looksit is governed by crooks,and we are the jumbucks who..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Aussie Talkabout
It was a dog's brekkie,with him being done like a dinner,and the galah, maggoty today,when he realised he was zonkedwhile sitting on an ant's nestin..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Aunt Hulda's Doctor, Professor Z.
Professor Z., a brilliant teacher,was in my school the oldest feature.He told me early in the gameto not forget a patient's name.And as to..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Aunt Hulda Sings To Her Children
Glow little worm glow little wormfly through the night,blow all the candles outalways glow bright.Bring all your brothersand cousins and sisters,also..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Aunt Hulda On Mincemeatpies
I'm partial as my favourite Aunt(name's Hulda) (who's no dilettante)has pointed out a thousand timesto mince pies and to certain rhymes.Debating..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Aunt Hulda
Aunt Hulda was a clever girl.Her nose was borrowed from a hawk.Her family called her a pearl,and what she mainly did was talk.At three a.m. the dogs..
© Herbert Nehrlich
August Thirteen,1961
It is today that you remembered,they built the wall, seemingly overnight.Berlin was what it was and would not be,they said the communists were..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Auf Dem Beerberg
Die Sonne schien, hier hoch am Bergeganz frueher wohnten hier mal Zwerge.Ein Glitzern kam von allen BaeumenKristalle, wie in schoenen Traeumen.Der..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Auditories
Like youngsters after school,awakening,glandular uprisingsendogenous effectson voice,fading without gracesettling, mist likein cognitive anterooms,if..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Audience At The Immam
'Immam, you say to meI need to kill the infidelsto gain my place in heaven.But are you seriousthat our God will expectand honour this directive.If He..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Attila
Yet Attila the Hunto Segestus a son,he was fearless and partial to wine,the great battle, it happened in four fifty one,and they held to the end the..
© Herbert Nehrlich
At The Medical Library
This story is, I swear it, true,my books were slightly overdueand as I stood there at the portalI sensed the aura of immortaland penetrating..
© Herbert Nehrlich
At The Dentist
Today is it, it must be said, the man gets out his toolshe practices his silly skills on imbeciles and fools.A pair of pliars, chisel, drill and..
© Herbert Nehrlich
At The Class Reunion
She told me, after forty years,while others heard and smiled,that she had always liked my scent,had on occasion failed to washto gain a fair..
© Herbert Nehrlich
At Her Lowest
The sheets were blackperhaps a vivid signabout the state of it,why praise the Lord?She'd slept the afternoon awayand then the night,to rise but..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Assigning Blame
He'd made a huge mistake,an error, so he knew, of thought.The road looked fine, smooth bitumenso he proceeded with due careuntil he was upon it, quel..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Assholes
All human beings have a holethat carries out a special role.It sends the end results of foodwhich starts its life by being chewedand travels through..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Asses
He coughed so hardthe linings of his lungspeeled off and were propelledthrough Valplast partialsand urobilinogen salivaunto his golden..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Assassination
The sentry stood, alonesurrounded by cold windand demons of his fearswhen, silently it climbedinvisible to even God.A lightning flash of..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Aspirin
Hear, hear about a deadly sinit's known as common aspirin.Each year four thousand children dieas misguided physicians tryto help those youngsters who..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Aspirations
They talked about it,all night and thenthe day that followed.It was a questionof such crucialand so timely,of a naturethat needed answers.Though the..
© Herbert Nehrlich
Ashes To Ashes
I laughed because I did not havewhat it would take in normal timesto cry for him. I had not practiced,after all, boys will be boys but they,with few..
© Herbert Nehrlich