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

gospel soul

musical notes transport
the spirit to places
where all words find their meaning

What is a sherku?

Inspired by the music of Sierra Hull and Highway 111 at the Lowell Folk Festival

First view

Round the bend, view opens up
Ridge not green, it’s blue and
Flat, must be Lake Erie

What is a sherku?

A pancake

When the question was asked
If she wanted pancakes she
Said "Yes, a pancake, please."

What is a sherku?

sherku: Ohio

Cluster of farm buildings here
Tree oasis there
Fields of grain everywhere

What is a sherku?

sherku: silence

Into the void, thoughts come
Of their own free will and dance
With imagination

What is a sherku?

This was originally posted as part of a comment on listening as a key skill in communication on the Joyful Jubilant Learning blog here

Updated 8/2/09 - to correct the syllable count and meet the 19 required for sherku

sherku: cell reception

Devilish cell reception
Is best picked up by the
Graveyard near Weikert’s church

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sherku: wood burning

Porch wood takes some time
Stories of those that crossed
The threshold burn to be told

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sherku: snack time

Today’s snack time home brew,
Grapes, and red wine cheddar
Spread Ritz cracker sandwiches

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sherku: summer brew

Beer bottle sweat spread over
The bench marking the spot
For the return each swig

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sherku: two newt morning

Smoke wafts from the fire’s
Embers; tingle of the fly
Landing on my bare leg

What is a sherku?