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Below are the all-time best Herz poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of herz poems written by PoetrySoup members

Misinterpretation Regarding the Print

"Be careful about reading health
books. Some fine day you'll
die of a misprint"

- Markus Herz.



Once,
I had a particular problem;
fear of falling. Desperation

drove me to a library,
and...

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Categories: herz, books, funny, humor, humorous,
Form: Narrative

Eine Andere Art

Eine andere Art
Es ist eine andere Art
der Schönheit, 
wenn mein Finger
über den Bogen deiner Braue fährt.

Dein Ellenbogen zeigt 
mir das versteckte Glück,
das ich schon so...

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Categories: herz, care, courage, creation, dedication,
Form: Dramatic Verse

Identity Apples

Identity Apples

iam a fat skeleton, resurrecting 
from the sad memories of dada 
and dark mysteries of aminism 
iam buganda 
i bleed hope 
i drip the...

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Categories: herz, africa, analogy, anxiety, assonance,
Form: Didactic

Unknown Future

Ungewisse Zukunft / Unknown Future / Un futuro incierto   

Schon spüre ich die Kälte des Todes
Wie die Tränen aus der Vergangenheit
Wehmut betört mein...

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Categories: herz, depressionautumn, future,
Form: Free verse

Villanelle: Stringent Laws Only Serve To Constrict Our Hearts To Hate

Villanelle: Stringent laws only serve to constrict the heart to hate
              ...

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Categories: herz, racism, violence,
Form: Villanelle

Thaddaeus Haenke (Sentanka)

Thaddaeus Haenke
A man of thousand talents
Scientist and musician

His heart belonged to the Indios
His grave will never be found

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Thaddaeus Haenke
Ein Mann mit tausend Talenten
Wissenschaftler und Musiker

Sein...

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Categories: herz, history
Form: Senryu

Week 2 - Brian's Poet of Note - 'Herman Hesse'

Brian’s Poet of Note – ‘Herman Hesse’ Week 2

This week I thought I would discuss translating poetry from another language. I just finished retranslating from...

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Categories: herz, poetry, poets, writing,
Form: Didactic

Week 2 - Stages By Herman Hesse - a Second Translation Revised

As ev’ry flower wilts and ev’ry youngster				11
Must age, so manifests each stage of living,				11
All wisdom blossoms too and ev’ry virtue				11
Enjoys its time, and cannot last...

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Categories: herz, journey, life, poetry, writing,
Form: Verse

Dies Leben Bringt Mich Um - This Life Will Kill Me

This is a song I wrote in German. I've given my translation in English. If you are a german speaker, please let me know about...

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Categories: herz, depression, language, love hurts,
Form: Lyric

Children of Xenophobia

Children of Xenophobia

Children eating bullets and firecrackers 
Beggars of smile and laughter 
Silent corpses sleeping away fertile dreams 
Povo* chanting new nude wretched slogans 
Overstayed...

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Categories: herz, abuse, addiction, africa, allegory,
Form: Free verse

Love and See!

'On' is extra, 'in' is sense, 'off' is the absurd away from the free herz:
To be now the new International Democratic Society - we must
Love...

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Categories: herz, family, children, people,
Form: Haiku

Thundering Thoughts - Punny Poem

I know it’s shocking, and you’ll be like “Watt!?” but it’s true and i’m ex-static and you should be too. Light it sink in Faraday...

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Categories: herz, education, fun, humor, science,
Form: Free verse

Who Dares To Take This Life From Me, Knows No Better: Parts One and Two

for Eric Mottram

           "Nur wenn das Herz erschlossen,
       ...

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Categories: herz, political, water, water,
Form: Free verse

Death By Verb - Tod Durch Verb

She shot off her mouth
Just once too often
The last shot killed him
Right through the heart
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schoss sie ihren Mund von
Gerade einmal zu oft
Der letzte Schuss ihn...

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Categories: herz, death,
Form: Prose

April 5, 1945 By Satis Shroff

5. APRIL 1945 (Satis Shroff)

Sie trug einen roten Wintermantel
Und hielt einen Gehstock in der Hand.
Gabriela Klein überquerte den Zebrastreifen,
Neben der neue schwarzen Unibibliothek.
Eine Kompanie von...

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Categories: herz, age, fear, memory, world
Form: Free verse