Herbert Nehrlich - Error

It's a great windy day
out on Goldwater Bay.
Not a single boat out
and no swimmers about.
It's because of a glitch
in the Pentagon, which
tripped the nuclear lever
in a misguided fever
and a million and one
then exploded. We're done.

Herbert Nehrlich

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