sherku: milestone

another day
another year
another touch
another kiss
I love you



for Dolores

ghazal: Weikert July 2014

There’s no wifi, points don’t matter
But before each meal
We pause to give thanks

Fallen tree diverted the trail
Along shaded rail line
Where folks gave thanks

Infant music box conjures
Ice cream, grass stained fun
And fire flies giving thanks

Intense or cursive the
Fire circle discussion
Solves enough to give thanks

Joy of sewing triumph fades
Quickly with news of three
Sleeping so well to give thanks

Juggling cans, crossing over
Monkey bridge where laurel
Line the path saying thanks

Composed in Weikert, PA

sherku: Weikert 6

Juggling cans
Crossing over
Monkey bridge
Where laurel
Line the path
Saying thanks





Composed in Weikert, PA

sherku: Weikert 5

Joy of sewing
Triumph fades
Quickly with 
News of three
Sleeping so well
To give thanks

Composed in Weikert, PA

sherku: Weikert 4

Intense or
Cursive the
Fire circle
Discussion
Solves enough
To give thanks

Composed in Weikert, PA

sherku: Weikert 3

Infant music
Box conjures
Ice cream
Grass stained fun
And fire flies
Giving thanks

Composed in Weikert, PA

sherku: Weikert 2

Fallen tree
Diverted
The trail
Along shaded
Rail line where
Folks gave thanks

Composed in Weikert, PA

sherku: Weikert 1

There’s no wifi
Points don’t matter
But before each
Meal we pause
To give thanks




Composed in Weikert, PA

sherku: oatmeal

If I want
My oatmeal
To cook it
Would be good
To turn on
The burner

sherku: leaf dancing

Wind sock pegged
Straight out
Barely budding
Trees swaying
Stray leaf dances
Down the path

composed while walking around RBS Citizens Bank in East Providence, RI

sherku: forgetting

One day her
Lunch, next day
Her phone, here’s
Hoping she does
Not forget
How to teach

for DPS

sherku: acting their age

jacket or not
their motions
translating
Duke to now
each breath
making music





composed while attending a jazz performance by the Franklin High School jazz band

sherku: acting their age - jacket or not/ their motions/ translating/ Duke to now/ each breath/ making music// #140poets @FranklinMatters
— Steve Sherlock (@shersteve) April 10, 2014

sherku: FHS jazz

lecture hall
setting for
jive combo
telling their
own high school
experience



composed while attending a performance of the Franklin High School jazz combo

sherku: FHS jazz - lecture hall/ setting for/ jive combo/ telling their/ own high school/ experience// #140poets #sherku @franklinmatters
— Steve Sherlock (@shersteve) April 9, 2014

sherku: conference chairs

Black stretchy
Material
Body forgiving
For sitting
Thinking robots

#swbos14

sherku: geeks

Mostly male
Security
Geeks gather
To learn and
Share a more
Secure world

#swbos14

sherku: 1st day

Snow recedes
Lawn reveals
Brown matted
Waiting for
Bright Spring sun
To rise to rise

sherku: high jump series 4

In the moment
Before stand
Still head moves
Slowly arms
Swing and then
Reach for sky

sherku: high jump series 3

The sensation
Of height and
Flight is too
Quick the run
Up leads to
The pit fall

sherku: high jump series 2

Striding to
Get the marks
Move the start
Up or back
To get the
Plant step just right

sherku: high jump series 1

There is no try
If you don’t
See yourself
Clear as you
Approach it
Won’t happen

sherku: winter walk

Sun dappled
Roadway I
Walk in fear
Of finding
Icy surface
In the shade



The origin of sherku

sherku: cleaning

Wet floor
Reflects light
Providing deep
Satisfaction
With job done well



The origin of sherku

the still wet floor that inspired this thought

sherku: as you wish

What he said
Putting in
Service his
Eight foot reach
To help her clean
Where she can’t


The origin of sherku

sherku: reading in the dark

Years ago
It was by
Flashlight under
The cover
Now my love’s
Kindle glows




The origin of sherku

for Dolores - Valentine's Day 2014

sherku: nor'easter

Temp, wind and
Moisture combine
for a flurry
Of action and
Joy when cleared

the cause of joy

Originally shared via Twitter:

Sherku: nor'easter - temp, wind and/ moisture combine/ for a flurry/ of action and/ joy when cleared// #140poets pic.twitter.com/O9Ieu8wA9D
— Steve Sherlock (@shersteve) January 3, 2014