sherku: CTA Midway

The rails sang
Then the platform
Shuddered before
Train pulls up
Opening doors

What is a sherku?  




Actually written on the return via CTA to Midway from the #SOBCon 2012 Conference. The index card had been misplaced among my notes until recently.

sherku: giddy up

Water taxi
Navigates 
The river
What kind of wake 
Will SOBCon create?



What is a sherku?  


Observation made along the river front in Chicago preparing for the SOBCon conference this weekend


I did err in tweeting this when I did not catch the typo calling it a "sherlu" instead of a sherku. Oops

sherlu: giddy up - water taxi/ navigates/ the river/ what kind of wake/ will sobcon create?//#sobcon #140poets
— Steve Sherlock (@shersteve) May 3, 2012

#sobcon

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

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

sherku: feedback

freely given
feedback needs
to be welcomed
with flip charts
and without judgement


What is a sherku?


#sobcon11

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

sherku: @starbucker

Neither coast change
Nor job change
Changed his voice
Or passion for
Showing the way


What is a sherku?




For Terry Starbucker!

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.

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

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

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?

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.

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.

SOBCon: e-commerce

customers number one
favorite thing, free shipping
retail is details

What is a sherku?

SOBCon: spy

unless you are a spy
going into a room
unnoticed is waste of time

What is a sherku?

SOBCon09 - Day 1

Might as well chase unicorns
It’s all about people
Build a relationship

What is a sherku?

SOBCon08

The man once went to SOBCon
(He musta got lost in Tucson)
But once he got there
He found people who cared
Refreshed, he went home to blog on

While on the boat tour along the Chicago waterfront on a spectacular evening