Takes time to work on a bridge
That still needs to be used
Trains run single file
What is a sherku?
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Franklin Line: Backyard view
Sheds, stacks, discards, everyone
Has them along the edge
Or behind their wood fence
What is a sherku?
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
clean windows
There is nothing like clean glass
Windex and towels make the pass
Take care you don’t get hurt
As you wipe the webs and dirt
The only acceptable sheen is high class
Windex and towels make the pass
Take care you don’t get hurt
As you wipe the webs and dirt
The only acceptable sheen is high class
Franklin Line: Forge Park
Coals give heat, bellows fan
Flames, tongs reach through to the end
Of the line at Forge Park
What is a sherku?
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
spring cleaning
When it comes to spring cleaning
She can be quite preening
But he reaches outside
She handles the inside
And the windows yield to double sheening
She can be quite preening
But he reaches outside
She handles the inside
And the windows yield to double sheening
Sunday, April 20, 2008
did I mention
One aspect of limericks, they tend toward obscene
Here at JJL we will not do that scene
But still have a ball
Showing respect for all
By keeping our lyrics clean
Here at JJL we will not do that scene
But still have a ball
Showing respect for all
By keeping our lyrics clean
Originally posted in the comments on the Joyful Jubilant Learning blog
There are two ladies from Australia
There are two ladies from Australia
who have some good ideas to persuade ya
to save your Christmas sanity
and avoid holiday calamity
go visit their site without delay ya!
who have some good ideas to persuade ya
to save your Christmas sanity
and avoid holiday calamity
go visit their site without delay ya!
For Chris Owen and Karen Wallace, good buddies at JJL
Originally posted on the Joyful Jubilant Learning blog
There once was a lady from Hawaii
There once was a lady from Hawaii
Who inspired a Ho’ohana community
To review good books
Share their learning with hooks
And spread the word from sea to sea
Who inspired a Ho’ohana community
To review good books
Share their learning with hooks
And spread the word from sea to sea
Yes, some literary license was exercised here as rhymes with Hawaii are limited.
For Rosa Say
Originally posted on the Joyful Jubilant Learning blog
There was a lad from Pawtucket
There was a lad from Pawtucket
who now had to rhyme with suck it
but he did not dare
as he did not swear
so he found a way to duck it
Originally posted on the Joyful Jubilant Learning blog
Friday, April 18, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Franklin Line: Variations on a theme (sherku x 3)
One talks loud on her phone
Another dives into her book
I want understanding
------
One talks loud on her phone
Another noses into her book
I watch the trees pass
------
One talking on her phone
Another noses into her book
I try to make sense
------
What is a sherku?
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Franklin Line: Norfolk
Pitch fork to bale the hay
Butter knife with dainty scones
Franklin’s neighbor Norfolk
What is a sherku?
Monday, April 14, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
wet jeans
What is worse than wet jeans?
Having your team lose the
Soccer game that got you wet
Having your team lose the
Soccer game that got you wet
What is a sherku?
originally posted at Steve's 2 Cents
missed train
Conference call long, platform full
10 foot short, 10 seconds late
There goes my ride
10 foot short, 10 seconds late
There goes my ride
What is a sherku?
Saturday, April 12, 2008
justice for all
Wholesome body, sensual
Journey lovingly united
Justice for all
Journey lovingly united
Justice for all
Inspired by Sharon Olds' "Topography"
What is a sherku?
strike sparks
Each poem whole tendrils
Of memory, this book careful
Selection to strike sparks
Of memory, this book careful
Selection to strike sparks
A short form book review of Sharon Olds' Strike Sparks: Selected Poems, 1980-2002
I had the pleasure of seeing/hearing Sharon at the Dodge Poetry Festival 2004
What is a sherku?
Friday, April 11, 2008
Franklin Layoffs?
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Jimmy's driving
Where will the train stop?
The barrel, tree, or big crack
Need to know to greet the door
The barrel, tree, or big crack
Need to know to greet the door
What is a sherku?
Franklin's Top 10
Three Top 10 lists found us
If only they would send money
So we can afford it
If only they would send money
So we can afford it
What is a sherku?
Actually it is two Top 10 and one Top 100 so I'll use this one as a "literary license"
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Poem in Your Pocket Day - April 17th
Celebrate the first national Poem In Your Pocket Day!
The idea is simple: select a poem you love during National Poetry Month then carry it with you to share with co-workers, family, and friends on April 17.
Poems from pockets will be unfolded throughout the day with events in parks, libraries, schools, workplaces, and bookstores. Create your own Poem In Your Pocket Day event using ideas below or let us know how you will celebrate Poem In Your Pocket Day by emailing npm@poets.org.
In this age of mechanical and digital reproduction, it's easy to carry a poem, share a poem, or start your own PIYP day event. Here are some ideas of how you might get involved:
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Happy Birthday, Dwayne!
Genuine curiosity
Drives out melancholy
Makes Dwayne Joe D. Cool!
Who is Dwayne? Read Rosa Say's posting here.
Read more from Dwayne directly here
What is a sherku?
MBTA Chime
Stop bar swinging with the
Rhythm of the rails ding
Ding, ding, ding, through the open door
Rhythm of the rails ding
Ding, ding, ding, through the open door
What is a sherku?
Monday, April 07, 2008
MBTA Announcement
Speaker crackles with something
That could be a voice
We’re in our own train of thought
That could be a voice
We’re in our own train of thought
What is a sherku?
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Change Congress - earmarks
Earmarks disallowed?
There goes the currency
Building consensus for the vote
What is a sherku?
Visit the Change Congress site to find out more about this effort.
Change Congress - public funding
Public funding for public
Elections, makes sense
Long as they put up the cents
What is a sherku?
Visit the Change Congress site to find out more about this effort.
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Confident writer
A day older, wiser she’ll
Always be young at heart
As a confident writer
Always be young at heart
As a confident writer
What is a sherku?
For Joanna Young, a Confident Writer, on her birthday
Change Congress
There is a new Don Quixote
Lawrence Lessig his name
Change Congress his game
Lawrence Lessig his name
Change Congress his game
Originally posted at Steve's 2 Cents
Friday, April 04, 2008
sacred space
cemeteries at dawn are
the only places where some
sacredness of space is
the only places where some
sacredness of space is
Note: Another in a series of 'found" poems, this one from Robert Fulghum. He may not have realized when he wrote them that he was composing a sherku.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
timing
He was never on time
He was never in time
His timing was exquisite
Note: Another in a series of 'found' poems, this one from Robert Fulghum. He may not have realized when he wrote them that he was composing a sherku.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
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