Cold enough that the frost
protected by the shade
sugar coated the green grass
Originally posted at Franklin Matters
What is a sherku?
Cold enough that the frost
protected by the shade
sugar coated the green grass
It’s no wonder they call it
Lost if all the best cowboys
Have daddy issues
seven score and five years
later these hallowed grounds
still yield awesome stories
They choose to stand leaning
With the train on the curves
Rather than sit middle seat
We turn at Great Blue Hill
No stopping this train, city
Bound this hopeful morning
By the pole where she stands
Eating her bagel, she can’t
See the hopeful sunrise
My train seat doesn’t
Line up to show me a good
View of the hopeful sunrise
Reading about mackerel
The train pulls out of Walpole
Hopeful sun rising
meeting canceled; no need for
live reporting; can
catch up on other writing
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