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the home of sherku and other verse I write
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Foundku trio: Gatsby Series #4
Foundku trio: Gatsby Series #3
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Foundku trio: Gatsby Series #2
Reach me a rose
honey, and pour me
a last drop
into that there
crystal glass
the first time
in its first wild
promise of
all the mystery
and the beauty
A universe
of ineffable
gaudiness
spun itself
out in his brain
Part 1 of this series can be found ->
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Why would anyone
Friday, April 18, 2025
Foundku trio: Gatsby Series #1
A baby actin costume,champagne servedin glassesbigger thanfinger-bowls
One of thoserare smiles,the whole worldfor an instant,at that pointit vanished
Slow-thinkingand full ofinteriorrules, that actas brakes onmy desires
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
The wind howl
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Time for listening sessions
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
White socks
Wednesday, January 01, 2025
One at a time
Monday, December 02, 2024
what's next
I
The funny thing about hate is who you hate doesn't
feel it, when you finally realize that, what's next
What do you do with that wasted hate, it is
wasted on them, but consuming you, so what's next
She looked at me as if I had two heads, one of which
she knew, the other had no place in her world, what's next
The story told that won the day will likely play
out in ways perhaps that they didn't want, so what's next
Instead of using the gas powered blower, just rake the
leaves into a corner, where the wind will take over, what's next
We were about to change bedside places, watching
over Dad, when he stopped breathing, so what's next
II
Such beauty in these past prime black-eyed Susans,
they are very ready to give all for what's next
The joy of running carried me many years, I am forced
to walk now, I find joy in slowly moving to what's next
The sounds of life can jar us from what we are busy about,
a wailing siren breaks through, pausing us, from what's next
A touch can be so subtle, intimate, stirring, life giving;
moving through time without touch avoids what's next
Busy beavers chewed a double tree bringing it down
near the glistening shoreline where it rests for what's next
A better story needs to get developed to win
back the day before there is nothing left for what's next
So Sherlock, are you working on the story that will touch
those who need to take action to prepare for what's next
"The funny thing about hate" comes from a line by In-Q, in his poem "Father Time"
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
This much I know
I
Answers may not be a big deal, this much I know
Better to ask the proper question, this much I know
Peeling and cutting the wax coated turnip is a holiday
prep activity for me, she'd rather I do it, this much I know
The ceiling skylight can let the rain sound hard, otherwise
The downspouts sing as the rain flows, this much I know
Making walking routes, centered from our new house,
They are longer or shorter than before, this much I know
We only moved a single mile, not very far, yet the loops
Are changing, bringing different views, this much I know
How long is long, what is new, when will it all be better
The answers will change upon point of view, this much I know
II
You can calculate the circle by knowing the diameter and pi
Even better when full of your favorite pie, this much I know
The tax rate is a talking point and not really a worthy one
The tax bill is a more important comparison, this much I know
What services are included, and what are not, is worth finding
So you can compare like for like, this much I know
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, some one
Always pays for something, this much I know
Comparing oil vs gas heating is not easy, the companies
Don't want you to know the truth, this much I know
So Sherlock, answers can come and go, most don't matter,
The questions are key to understanding, this much I know
Wednesday, October 02, 2024
Content in context
I
One of my guiding lights, understanding the content in context
Is another way of saying getting the big picture is content in context
So sunshine on a country road, cornrows reaching for the blue sky
Handcrafted sign for a roadside stand fits content in context
Further along that rolling road, another handcrafted sign, this time for free
Flying lessons, is not quite the same fit for content in context
It could be that the farmer, an excellent craftsman, also gets money
Flying tourists to enable living his life fully content, content in context
The craftsman in raising corn and tending to flying machines
Can be valid for an ex-military pilot, living a dream, content in context
Staying on the surface, staying with first impressions, can leave out those
Sometimes wonderful sideroads, by roads, content in context
II
The first hour of the market is a quiet time for those challenged
with sensory issues, respectfully to enable them to enjoy the content in context
The singer made it completely thru a song on the third try, had to switch battery,
swap plugs, to get the best power for his content in context
Give me the beat folks, want to get lost in your rock & roll
Rhythm and rhyme and harmony, heck with the content in context
Markets naturally occur at a crossroads, they are easy to get to,
Enabling the exchange of goods or services, content in context
Puppy on a lease pulls a young girl, another girl trails along carefully
munching a candy apple on a stick, fun content in context
Great to be a little one, young legs exploring every nook and
cranny of the Town Common, it's their fun content in context
So Sherlock, your legs don't move like theirs these days,
get used to it, learn to live with your content in context
credit initially to Tom Asacker who introduced me to the concept
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Answer is 42
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
To Do
I
The higher the humidity goes, the less I want to do.
walking to the pool, too long today, not something to do
Are you one who glances at books sideways,
looking for hidden words? Is that something for you to do?
Amazing, to see what it is that attracts one's attention, that is
jumping to the front to command, this is what you need to do
The motor sputtered, refused to start, the vehicle is now
awaiting time, and schedule, for service to do
No one pays attention to what goes on, until it starts
happening to them, then all else goes aside, something's urgent to do
Walking down the dark slightly sloping aisle, carefully
selecting a seat, settled in, ready to get away from things to do
II
Standing under a star filled sky, fireflies in the grassy field,
rising, make their way to treetops, doing what they need to do
The choice is not “Do I fight? or do I give up?” The question to be
making a real difference in life is, “What can I do?”
“Radical” doesn't always mean being out on the edge, primary meaning is
Being rooted, it should be what drives you to do what you do
When a word is used outside of its original meaning, it may be creative,
or deviating, be aware of that, recognize what they do
When they recognize you but don't remember your name,
recalling may be their problem, but is there something you can do
What you fear is a great example of the power of imagination;
accepting that concept, choose hope, see how much that can do
So Sherlock, when they hear it through the grapevine, something that is not
happening, what is it that you really want them to do