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

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

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

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

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

Sherku: closing

Lights laughter music
numbers run down
Dutchman's secret only
Margaret knows



What is a sherku?


Originally tweeted on 12/11/10 and then posted at
http://steves2cents.blogspot.com/2010/12/east-of-shirley-evening-by-sherku.html

Sherku: Harvest café

Harvest cafe
Harpoon winter warmer
East of Shirley
let the music flow


What is a sherku?


Originally tweeted on 12/11/10 and then posted at
http://steves2cents.blogspot.com/2010/12/east-of-shirley-evening-by-sherku.html

Sherku: De Temps Antan

don't understand 
the lyrics 
doesn't matter 
the beat's got my 
French blood going


Originally composed and tweeted from the Lowell Folk Festival at Boarding House Park
 #lff #140poets #twitpoem

Information on the group, De Temps Antan can be found on their MySpace page here

Lowell Folk Festival - 2

CVS sunscreen
smells like bubblegum
harkens me
back to the day
of pops


Originally composed and tweeted from the Lowell Folk Festival at Boarding House Park
 #lff  #140poets  #twitpoem

Lowell Folk Festival - 1

Sound checks, sunscreen
chair placements
lots of looking
around at the
gathering crowd




Originally composed and tweeted from the Lowell Folk Festival at Boarding House Park.
 #lff #140poets #twitpoem

just sound great

You can squeeze, strum, pick
Bang, slide, or blow ‘em; played
Together they just sound great

What is a sherku?

his touch

The walk was crowded, the
Music too good to pass up
His touch led her along

What is a sherku?

Inspired by the dancing of this couple at the Lowell Folk Festival

full suit glory

Brass is class, banjos dandy
Bass sets the pace for
Piano full suit glory

What is a sherku?

Inspired by the performance of Dr Michael Walker and the Original Liberty Jazz Band at the Lowell Folk Festival

how hot is it?

No matter how hot it feels
It is hotter back home
Our jackets keep us warm

What is a sherku?

Inspired by the performance of Dr Michael Walker and the Original Liberty Jazz Band at the Lowell Folk Festival

seeing is believing

Wouldn’t believe that those
Mandolin picking fingers
Could play so but I see

What is a sherku?

Inspired by the performance by Sierra Hull at the Lowell Folk Festival

You just know

Know you are at the right
House for party when you
See furniture in garden

What is a sherku?

This is a "found" poem in that Niamh Ni Charra mentioned this during an intro to one of her songs at the Lowell Folk Festival. I crafted it to fit the sherku format.

opening number

Greek salad, lamb kabob
Irish fiddle music
lots of sun at Lowell Folk

What is a sherku?

Inspired by the Lowell Folk Festival experience!

rhythm and beat

rhythm and beat of the dance
crosses the cultural lines
Puerto Rican joy

What is a sherku?

Inspired by the music of Yomo Toro at the Lowell Folk Festival

tears of joy

fiddle bow keeps flying
his feet tap the double beat
Québécois heritage

What is a sherku?

Inspired by the music of Genticorum at the Lowell Folk Festival