sherku: hardly

Soft skin, soft touch
Can there be
Soft 100 percent
Whole wheat? I
Hardly think so




What is a sherku?    

sherku: 4th of July

Wheels spinning
One speed, ten speed
Go any speed
Celebrate
Freedom to ride




What is a sherku?    


Composed on a ride along the Blackstone River Bike Path on the 4th of July

sherku: mediuming

No mediuming
Find the edges
Put’em out
Until you know
Where they are


What is a sherku?   


A 'found poem" in that A Show by Ze Frank left these words running around the edges

sherku: sort of

I am well
Sort of, like
Well enough
To eat garden
Fresh lettuce
And spinach




For Uncle Albert

sherku: sum it up

Live folk music
A great sound setting
A slice of
Cheesecake with my
Name on it


What is a sherku?  


By the writing on the index card, from the same night as the Peter Yarrow concert at Circle of Friends Coffeehouse. Also part of the misplaced index cards until they were recently found.

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: singalong

Peter lead
The singalong
Familiar tunes
Brought tears til
I could cry no more




What is a sherku?  




A reflection upon the Peter Yarrow concert at the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse. Found in my notes of the night and misplaced until recently

sherku: simplicity

Got lost and found
Got a flat tire
Fixed for free
All due to
'I love your accent'


What is a sherku?  


Sparked by stories from Trevor and Annie's trip to the USA

sherku: remembering

Each holiday brings
Another first
Without Dad
His place is filled
With good times


What is a sherku?  




Remembering Jerry Sherlock on the first Father's Day since his passing
http://jerrysherlockstory.blogspot.com/2012/06/fathers-day-time-to-remember.html

sherku: contrasts

Swaths of green
Contrast where the
Lawn mower
Passed weekly
Duty completed




What is a sherku?  

sherku: weeds 2

Green and growing
Taking garden
Space meant for
Something else more
Legitimate


What is a sherku?  




One of a series in answer to the question: what is a weed?

sherku: weeds 1

Something encroaching
Upon defined
Garden space
Requiring
Removal



What is a sherku?  


One of a series in answer to the question: what is a weed?

sherku: translucent

This morning
Green maple leaves
Catching the sun
Become a new
Translucent green


What is a sherku?  

sherku: summer time

Husking sweet corn
Barefooting
Warm green grass
Golden IPA
Quenches thirst


What is a sherku? 

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