Ghazal: both sides now

Immigrants found themselves in the cold outside 

the Vice President's home on Christmas Eve; a cruel joke to

Bring the adjacent possible to both sides now

Providing inclusionary zoning or delving into zoning details

To create the right amount of affordable housing may

Bring the adjacent possible to both sides now

Not too many years ago the church had standing

Room at most Christmas services, this time plenty of space to

Bring the adjacent possible to both sides now

Indicator lights create a glow in the dark room

Light enough not to flip the switch to navigate and 

Bring the adjacent possible to both sides now

The holiday gathering was joyous for those present 

Those absent were missed in more than one way to

Bring the adjacent possible to both sides now

The two year old enjoys endless presents on 

Christmas day, sweet dreams are made of those to

Bring the adjacent possible to both sides now

Part 2

My father and his friend Jonesy were assigned

To check that the caves on Tinian were clear, that task

Brought the adjacent possible to both sides now

Why does someone need a board game to bring about a

Conversation across multiple generations; doesn't life itself

Bring the adjacent possible to both sides now

When she turns on the TV, I change rooms to 

Continue reading, or writing, a slow dance to

Bring the adjacent possible to both sides now

I wonder who the mysterious folks are who walk 

so that the area rug moves to a new spot

Bringing the adjacent possible to both sides now

Frustration grows when you tell me something 

that I already know, maybe because that won't help

Bring the adjacent possible to both sides now

Ah, the realization is that she is not happy unless

I am always working on what she wants

Brings the adjacent possible to both sides now

sherku: turning

Evolution
Sunflower like
Turning towards
Light always
Away from dark

A dark and stormy night (part 1)

She worries when I go for my night walk

Even if just in our neighborhood where there is little traffic

most folks home by this time, little movement

on the road, even the wildlife is nesting

Plenty of road to share in this uncertainty

Coming out of the pandemic, wondering what the new normal might be

Striding along, street lights start the shadow races

The blackest black bleeds to grey as the light shifts from back to front

as the light shifts, the shadow dims, decides to

go the other way, leaving you alone for a time

Navigating the curve, it is dark, hard to see,

harder still when in this far point between these poles

This street light works, sorta. It slowly comes on

building brightness, widening its circle of light

It reaches as far as it can, stays for a bit, only a bit,

abracadabra, the cone of light disappears

Then I am back to navigating the curve

walking on a dark and stormy night

sherku: framed moon

We could always rely
On tree branches
To frame the moon
Reflecting sun light



What is a sherku?

Tweeted Saturday, 12/18/10 in response to a prompt from @mywordwizard


@mywordwizard sherku: we could always rely/ on tree branches/ to frame the moon/ reflecting sun light// http://twitpic.com/3h7oid

sherku: candle light

Candle light

Walking the track 

Under the lights 

Relay for life 

Mother’s birthday 

sounds of light

coo, coo
sounds of light
brings sounds of sight
did I hear you
jump to the
conclusion?

What is a sherku?


Twittered and tagged as #140poet #twitpoem

sustenance

rain and snow outside
water and light
sustains amaryllis
what sustains you?

What is a sherku?

Originally posted to Twitter