quiet poet

sherku: Iwo Jima

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Sixty seven
Years ago he landed
Thirty six days
Later he walked off

What is a sherku?

Composed for my father Gerald Sherlock. He left this world on Feb 19, 2012 so while the physical visits have ended, the remembrance of those visits will linger as long as the muse allows.

sherku: tear

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

He lay sleeping
Breathing slowly
Clearly a tear
In the corner
Of his eye

What is a sherku?

Composed for my father Gerald Sherlock. He left this world on Feb 19, 2012 so while the physical visits have ended, the remembrance of those visits will linger as long as the muse allows.

sherku: visiting Dad 12

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:40:00 +0000

I am not
Interested
In anything
Jerry said
Even for ice cream

What is a sherku?

Composed for my father Gerald Sherlock. He left this world on Feb 19, 2012 so while the physical visits have ended, the remembrance of those visits will linger as long as the muse allows.

sherku: trinity

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:11:00 +0000

On North Main
Catholic Church
Located between
Cox Cable store
And Pep Boys

What is a sherku?

sherku: Valentine

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

I am so
happy to have you
as my Valentine
each and
every day

What is a sherku?

For Dolores, my everyday Valentine!

sherku: fireflies

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

When the space
Between poet and
Object disappears
Fireflies
Begin to dance

What is a sherku?

Found when reading The Heart of Haiku - by Jane Hirshfield

sherku: Pantry Cookbook

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Thank you for
Cultivating
Tasting, testing
Revising, binding
The cookbook

What is a sherku?

For Michelle Clay, the creator of the Pantry Cookbook!

sherku: her way

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Fish net stockings
Black short skirt
Eye catching
Hip boots made
For walking
Her own way

What is a sherku?

In celebration of all women who are much more than their appearances

sherku: oatmeal dance

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Counter to
Cupboard, milk
Raisins, toast
Brown sugar
The oatmeal dance
For breakfast

What is a sherku?

sherku: visiting Dad 11

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

One quarter
Tuna fish sandwich
Some coffee
Sip of milk
All of his ice cream

What is a sherku?

for Gerald Sherlock

sherku: visiting Dad 10

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:56:00 +0000

Without glasses on
Took his cap off
Wow, he could have
Passed as
Dobby’s brother

What is a sherku?

for Gerald Sherlock

sherku: primary

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

the first thing
you have to do
is read the
primary sources
and trust yourself

This is a "found" sherku in that the words were found in the transcript of the recent OnBeing podcast by Krista Tippett and John O'Donohue

The full transcript and podcast can be found here

http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2012/inner-landscape-of-beauty/transcript.shtml

sherku: overheard

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Have you ever
overheard yourself
saying things
that you never
knew you knew

This is a "found" sherku in that the words were found in the transcript of the recent OnBeing podcast by Krista Tippett and John O'Donohue

The full transcript and podcast can be found here

http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2012/inner-landscape-of-beauty/transcript.shtml

sherku: lonely

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:24:00 +0000

The loneliest
Thing you can find
is somebody
who’s in the
wrong kind of work

This is a "found" sherku in that the words were found in the transcript of the recent OnBeing podcast by Krista Tippett and John O'Donohue

The full transcript and podcast can be found here

http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2012/inner-landscape-of-beauty/transcript.shtml

sherku: music

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

But I always think
that music is
what language
would love to be
if it could

This is a "found" sherku in that the words were found in the transcript of the recent OnBeing podcast by Krista Tippett and John O'Donohue

The full transcript and podcast can be found here

http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2012/inner-landscape-of-beauty/transcript.shtml

sherku: wanted

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Everywhere
she went on
this violin
she got exactly
what she wanted

This is a "found" sherku in that the words were found in the transcript of the recent OnBeing podcast by Krista Tippett and John O'Donohue

The full transcript and podcast can be found here

http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2012/inner-landscape-of-beauty/transcript.shtml

sherku: reawaken

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Reawaken
in each other
the profound
ability to be
intimate

This is a "found" sherku in that the words were 'found' in the transcript of the recent OnBeing podcast by Krista Tippett and John O'Donohue

The full transcript and podcast can be found here

http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2012/inner-landscape-of-beauty/transcript.shtml

collection: visiting Dad

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

sherku: trouble

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:58:00 +0000

Do we have to be
in trouble
before we
remember
what is essential?

This is a "found" sherku in that all but one of the words were found in the transcript of the recent OnBeing podcast by Krista Tippett and John O'Donohue

The full transcript and podcast can be found here

http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2012/inner-landscape-of-beauty/transcript.shtml

sherku: visiting Dad 9

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

The end is the same
We will all get there
Watching Dad
Not easy
When you know

What is a sherku?

for Gerald Sherlock

sherku: visiting Dad 8

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

White wisps curl
From his cap
Stark reminders
Of his sister Fran
Sure family

What is a sherku?

for Gerald Sherlock

sherku: visiting Dad 7

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:20:00 +0000

Less talk more rest
Dad lays back
White hairs curl
From his cap
Clocks ticking
Fill the room

What is a sherku?

for Gerald Sherlock

sherku: bamboo

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:27:00 +0000

There they were
ocean waves
in the snow
on the leaves
of the bending
bamboo trees

A found poem - in that all but one of the words Robert Brady wrote in a recent post.

What is a sherku?

sherku: Visiting Dad 6

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Age may have
Shrunken his
Five foot nine inch
Frame but his
Heart remains
Marine size

What is a sherku?

for Gerald Sherlock

sherku: Visiting Dad 5

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Sherlock) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Happened to others
Yesterday even
Still a shock when
He didn’t know me

What is a sherku?

for Gerald Sherlock