Tuesday, December 27, 2011
sherku: shocking
Gentle brush
Shocks of hair fall
Radiation treatment
Shockingly revealed
What is a sherku?
for Gerald Sherlock
Monday, December 26, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
sherku: no blue Christmas
Three men in blue
Created a beat
Christmas spirit so true
Out on the street
What is a sherku?
for the Brouillard Christmas Xchange 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
sherku: oldies #11
See what I mean, tonight
There’s a kind of hush
All over the world
I love you
One of a series of a dozen 'found' sherku. Found will listening and reminiscing with a WGBH special Oldies concert http://www.wgbh.org/programs/60s-Pop-Rock--Soul-1686
Saturday, December 17, 2011
sherku: oldies #10
Something tells me
I’m into
Something good
I am Henry
The 8th I am
One of a series of a dozen 'found' sherku. Found will listening and reminiscing with a WGBH special Oldies concert http://www.wgbh.org/programs/60s-Pop-Rock--Soul-1686
Friday, December 16, 2011
sherku: oldies #9
Thunder, lightning
The way you love me
Is frightening
I better
Knock on wood
One of a series of a dozen 'found' sherku. Found will listening and reminiscing with a WGBH special Oldies concert http://www.wgbh.org/programs/60s-Pop-Rock--Soul-1686
Thursday, December 15, 2011
sherku: oldies #8
Mrs Brown
You’ve got a
Lovely daughter
Oh, oh, oh
Baby, baby, my love
One of a series of a dozen 'found' sherku. Found will listening and reminiscing with a WGBH special Oldies concert http://www.wgbh.org/programs/60s-Pop-Rock--Soul-1686
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
sherku: oldies #7
Classical gas
Baby I’m gonna
Make you mine
You are my
Special angel
One of a series of a dozen 'found' sherku. Found will listening and reminiscing with a WGBH special Oldies concert http://www.wgbh.org/programs/60s-Pop-Rock--Soul-1686
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
sherku: oldies #6
Sign of the times
This girl is
A woman now
Going on up
To the country
One of a series of a dozen 'found' sherku. Found will listening and reminiscing with a WGBH special Oldies concert http://www.wgbh.org/programs/60s-Pop-Rock--Soul-1686
Monday, December 12, 2011
sherku: oldies #5
Hang on Sloopy
You didn’t have to
Be so nice
I’d like to get
To know you
One of a series of a dozen 'found' sherku. Found will listening and reminiscing with a WGBH special Oldies concert http://www.wgbh.org/programs/60s-Pop-Rock--Soul-1686
Sunday, December 11, 2011
sherku: oldies #4
Devil with a blue dress
Blue dress, blue dress
Devil with only
A blue dress on
One of a series of a dozen 'found' sherku. Found will listening and reminiscing with a WGBH special Oldies concert http://www.wgbh.org/programs/60s-Pop-Rock--Soul-1686
Saturday, December 10, 2011
sherku: oldies #3
When a man loves
A woman
Oh, no, no
Louie, Louie
We got to go now
One of a series of a dozen 'found' sherku. Found will listening and reminiscing with a WGBH special Oldies concert http://www.wgbh.org/programs/60s-Pop-Rock--Soul-1686
Friday, December 09, 2011
sherku: oldies #2
Hey, ready to go
Twist and shout
Celebrate
Celebrate
Dance to the music
One of a series of a dozen 'found' sherku. Found will listening and reminiscing with a WGBH special Oldies concert http://www.wgbh.org/programs/60s-Pop-Rock--Soul-1686
Thursday, December 08, 2011
sherku: oldies #1
If you want
To be happy
For the rest
Of your life
Don’t turn around to look
One of a series of a dozen 'found' sherku. Found will listening and reminiscing with a WGBH special Oldies concert http://www.wgbh.org/programs/60s-Pop-Rock--Soul-1686
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
sherku: prayer
Glory of God is
A person who’s
Fully alive
Or like a
Song sung well
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Monday, December 05, 2011
Sunday, December 04, 2011
sherku: push and shove
When this old world
Starts to push
And shove me,
Need to be still
And let God love me
What is a sherku?
almost a sherku as written by RCHIE P. JORDAN, NAOMI MARTIN
Saturday, December 03, 2011
Friday, December 02, 2011
sherku: Penn State
Could you sleep
Knowing what he knows?
The question lies
Like a long
Autumn shadow
What is a sherku?
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Monday, November 07, 2011
sherku: warmth
Your warmth was
Missing beneath
The comforter
I needed
Another blanket
What is a sherku?
for Dolores
Saturday, November 05, 2011
sherku: harmony
Casino night
Or Angel Band
Easy choice
No gamble with
Circle of Friends
What is a sherku?
Reflecting on the wonderful harmonies of the Angel Band heard live at the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse here in Franklin, MA. Click over to Steve's 2 Cents to see on of their videos.
Or Angel Band
Easy choice
No gamble with
Circle of Friends
What is a sherku?
Reflecting on the wonderful harmonies of the Angel Band heard live at the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse here in Franklin, MA. Click over to Steve's 2 Cents to see on of their videos.
Friday, November 04, 2011
sherku: no one's talking
Getting my hair cut
John said no one's
Talking about
The Franklin election
What is a sherku?
At my barbershop Thursday
John said no one's
Talking about
The Franklin election
What is a sherku?
At my barbershop Thursday
sherku: Tony's
Sit down
Tony's green barber
chair takes you back
With talk of the
Old neighborhood
What is a sherku?
Composed when Dad got his hair cut on Friday
Tony's green barber
chair takes you back
With talk of the
Old neighborhood
What is a sherku?
Composed when Dad got his hair cut on Friday
Monday, October 24, 2011
sherku: Dolores' slippers
Dolores,
no matter where
I find your slippers
You can't slip
out of my heart
What is a sherku?
For Dolores, on her birthday
no matter where
I find your slippers
You can't slip
out of my heart
What is a sherku?
For Dolores, on her birthday
Monday, August 01, 2011
sherku: Lowell 8
Phone battery
not keeping up
with me today
I'll still write
post later
What is a sherku?
Inspired by the 25th Annual Lowell Folk Festival
sherku: Lowell 5
Slack key fingers
flying we are
transported
effortlessly
to Hawaii
What is a sherku?
Inspired by the 25th Annual Lowell Folk Festival
flying we are
transported
effortlessly
to Hawaii
What is a sherku?
Inspired by the 25th Annual Lowell Folk Festival
sherku: Lowell 4
Ledward Ka' apana
sends a slack key
aloha to Lowell
Folk festival
What is a sherku?
Inspired by the 25th Annual Lowell Folk Festival
sends a slack key
aloha to Lowell
Folk festival
What is a sherku?
Inspired by the 25th Annual Lowell Folk Festival
Sunday, July 31, 2011
sherku: Lowell 3
Thoughtfully
touching air
she signs the lyrics
to "hand writing
on the wall"
What is a sherku?
Inspired by the 25th Annual Lowell Folk Festival
touching air
she signs the lyrics
to "hand writing
on the wall"
What is a sherku?
Inspired by the 25th Annual Lowell Folk Festival
sherku: Lowell 2
There is so much
joy in the
a cappella voices
of Birmingham
Sunlight
What is a sherku?
Inspired by the 25th Annual Lowell Folk Festival
joy in the
a cappella voices
of Birmingham
Sunlight
What is a sherku?
Inspired by the 25th Annual Lowell Folk Festival
sherku: Lowell 1
Spreading sun screen
on barely tanned
shoulders she
stands swaying
her sleek black shift
What is a sherku?
Inspired by the 25th Annual Lowell Folk Festival
on barely tanned
shoulders she
stands swaying
her sleek black shift
What is a sherku?
Inspired by the 25th Annual Lowell Folk Festival
Saturday, July 16, 2011
sherku: the gist
Steve Farber
“do what you love
in the service
of people who love
what you do”
What is a sherku?
A "found" poem as it all comes from Steve Farber's renewed book Radical Leap
Friday, July 15, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
sherku: too close
Elderly airport
travel today
is not made for
making close
connections
Dolores and I recently took her parents to Roanoke, VA for a family wedding. Our travel experiences were similar to those written up very well by Ronni Bennett:
http://www.timegoesby.net/weblog/2011/07/air-travel-and-elders.html
What is a sherku?
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
sherku: Bent Mountain Lodge
Monday, July 11, 2011
sherku: Blue Man
This man’s not
Blue in Franklin
Over nine hundred
Performances
He loves it
>
What is a sherku?
This was discovered in 'draft' mode and should have been published along with the interview of Matt Greene.
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/04/this-man-is-not-blue-in-franklin.html
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Saturday, July 09, 2011
Friday, July 01, 2011
sherku: wedding
Laura let
Jeremy get
away the first time
wasn't about to
this time
For Laura and Jeremy!
What is a sherku?
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
sherku: silver magnet
I hadn't run that week
Drawn like a magnet
I made my way
to wave at myself
inspired by "The Bean" in Chicago
Saturday, June 11, 2011
sherku: Athenos
package read
original
made from freshly
baked pita bread
gee, I hope so
What is a sherku?
From a package of Athenos pita chips on a Southwest flight
#sobcon11
Friday, June 10, 2011
sherku: feedback
freely given
feedback needs
to be welcomed
with flip charts
and without judgement
What is a sherku?
#sobcon11
Thursday, June 09, 2011
sherku: sugar moments
If not me, who?
If not now, when?
The pieces fall in line
At 'oh sugar' moments!
For Steve Farber who returned to SOBCon 2011 to give a good thoughtful presentation
What is a sherku?
#sobcon11
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
sherku: her kitchen
In her kitchen
The counters are
Never clean enough
But you still
Need to try
What is a sherku?
For Dolores, my lovely and talented wife
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
sherku: harmonica lips
That is what he
told me after
the first kiss;
he has got
harmonica lips
a found sherku, in that I read what Robert Fulghum wrote and it fit.
What is a sherku?
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
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Friday, May 13, 2011
sherku: @starbucker
Neither coast change
Nor job change
Changed his voice
Or passion for
Showing the way
What is a sherku?
For Terry Starbucker!
Thursday, May 12, 2011
sherku: the new black
She lost her voice
Along the way
So we read her own words
To close the last day
What is a sherku?
For Liz Strauss, founder of SOBCon. The text that we did read for her can be found here.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
sherku: love is
What can one say
About sanderssays
He is a love cat
Making us richer
What is a sherku?
For Tim Sanders, the original 'love cat'
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
sherku: Bigg Success
His laugh, her voice
A great combo
Working together
Creating Bigg Success
What is a sherku?
For George and MaryLynn, the Bigg Success combo!
Monday, May 09, 2011
sherku: reflections
May one, plane time
Planning time
Sherku rhyme
Off line at last
My thoughts filled the lines
What is a sherku?
A short version recap of the recent SOBCon 2011 conference weekend
Sunday, May 08, 2011
sherku: #SOBCon2011
I have been
To the Summit
Reinforced
Recharged
Now ready to act!
What is a sherku?
A short version recap of the recent SOBCon 2011 conference weekend
Thursday, May 05, 2011
sherku: @PhilGerb
Forever the first
SOBCon presenter
Sharing big hugs
He’s making it great
What is a sherku?
For my good buddy Phil Gerbyshak! What is SOBCon?
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
sherku: Nacie's answer
A key source, my
Personal learning
Network for ideas
And inspiration
What is a sherku?
Nacie Carson (@NacieCarson) asked me why I come to SOBCon just as the Sunday morning 'giving back session' started. I did not get to answer her as I needed to leave to catch my plane home. I did have time write a batch of sherku on the plane and you'll see those over the next several days.
Monday, May 02, 2011
sherku: hot wired
Awakened in
Batman’s bedroom
Ideas, inspiration
Jump starting women
What is a sherku?
For Molly Cantrell-Kraig
From the #SOBCon giving back session Sunday morning. There will be more to come on the wonderful work she is doing with the Women with Drive Foundation.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Emperor of oranges
I have not been creating that blank space which in time will fill with words so before April ends, enjoy this re-organization of the internet and become an 'emperor of oranges"
Enjoy!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
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