sherku: high jump series 4

In the moment
Before stand
Still head moves
Slowly arms
Swing and then
Reach for sky

sherku: high jump series 3

The sensation
Of height and
Flight is too
Quick the run
Up leads to
The pit fall

sherku: high jump series 2

Striding to
Get the marks
Move the start
Up or back
To get the
Plant step just right

sherku: high jump series 1

There is no try
If you don’t
See yourself
Clear as you
Approach it
Won’t happen

sherku: winter walk

Sun dappled
Roadway I
Walk in fear
Of finding
Icy surface
In the shade



The origin of sherku

sherku: cleaning

Wet floor
Reflects light
Providing deep
Satisfaction
With job done well



The origin of sherku

the still wet floor that inspired this thought

sherku: as you wish

What he said
Putting in
Service his
Eight foot reach
To help her clean
Where she can’t


The origin of sherku

sherku: reading in the dark

Years ago
It was by
Flashlight under
The cover
Now my love’s
Kindle glows




The origin of sherku

for Dolores - Valentine's Day 2014

sherku: nor'easter

Temp, wind and
Moisture combine
for a flurry
Of action and
Joy when cleared

the cause of joy

Originally shared via Twitter:

Sherku: nor'easter - temp, wind and/ moisture combine/ for a flurry/ of action and/ joy when cleared// #140poets pic.twitter.com/O9Ieu8wA9D
— Steve Sherlock (@shersteve) January 3, 2014

mindfullness

Are we caught up in a summer shower
Or is the small whitewater of Penn’s Creek
Creating this sense of mindfulness

Over the years, Penn’s creek will jump its bank
Storms will harvest trees, yet we think
Of Weikert with one sense of mindfulness

The fisherman casts his line hoping for
Trout to find the hook, making
His day a complete sense of mindfulness

At night fireflies find the tree tops
Over the bridge the view of fireflies
Blends with the stars a scene of mindfulness

Visit to the shale pit, fill the potholes
Those who travel the road the most
Don’t do this work of mindfulness

He stood before the remains of the laurel
And freed the three trapped bears with a chainsaw
The act was truly one of mindfulness



composed in Weikert, July 2013

really hot

Fresh brewed coffee is poured
And then heated in the microwave
She always likes it really hot

Climate change or not
July is really summertime
And it should be hot

The sudden withdrawal of
Her hand once realizing
That the surface was really hot

His vest was soaked through
From dancing as the band was good
And the ballroom was really hot

Water drawn deep from the well
So cold it took time for the body
To adjust it was really hot

Standing at the sink washing dishes
I was soon as wet as they
It was really hot

this too shall pass

Leaf shadows paint the moss
Kaleidoscope of green
This too shall pass

Missing the curb she fell
Bruising her knee and palm
This too shall pass

Family day and meals planned
Around the child centered schedule
This too shall pass

Limbs on several trees bent oddly
What caused the that change years ago
This too shall pass

Ratchet set on the nut
Vise gripes on the bolt
This too shall pass

Wisps of smoke from
Fire circle embers between meals
This too shall pass

Twenty questions

One thing I know to be true
Before cleaning the floor it is
Better to complete dusting the table

How many food courses will be
Served determines the need for
Silverware when setting the table

Her twenty questions were expected
The best poker hand was no match
When Helene was holding the table

It was hard to be patient when
He wanted desert before the
Dinner dishes had cleared the table

Don’t kick, be gentle, get
Help, many hands make
Light work folding the table

Sadness hangs like wet laundry
In the living room where there
Would be conversation leaving the table



For Helene D Geoffroy

all is good

Darkness creeps away as dawn’s
Light arrives, the birds start
Their song, all is good

The story he wove kept me
Turning the pages, art, health
Suspense, twists, all is good

Turning the faucet to let the
Water run gets it deep
From the well, all is good

In his eagerness, he put the ring on
Before saying his lines
He turned grinning, all is good

The two year old learns that joy
Can come from the sprinkler
She turns grinning, all is good

I don’t know what it will be
Like when my time comes but
I also will turn grinning, all is good

A good experience

This new form is longer
Each section can stand alone
Recreating a good experience

There is a call and response from the
Frog colony by the water side while
Fireflies blink creating a good experience

Pete the Cat started with one
Story about his new shoes
Changing colors for a good experience

I found myself crawled forward
Off the sleeping mats in my
Dreams looking for a good experience

Penn’s Creek runs high covering
Most of the rocks, little white
Water sounds like a good experience

The joy of the puppy in rabbit chase
Later straining on his leash
He pointed to a good experience



Composed while off the grid in Weikert, PA