Short Sheri Poems

tweet from new leaves
siskin rustles, scrapes beak
dives into nest

Sheri Fresonke Harper...

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distant empty moon
winds from many directions
head leads to right way
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 red sun flares bay-sky
silhouette vine maple
selfie race down beach

1/23/2020...

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Sailing in a boat,
Ha, surrounded by the ocean,
Thirsting for water!


~"Out of water" contest by Sheri Fresonke Harper...

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Corn silk flags the wind
Sunflowers dance the road's ditch
sun falls down the sky
leave me end of day wonder
tip like a wink over pond.

Sheri Fresonke Harper...

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Her leg swings beside hammock
fingers twine above her hair
but her book flies at my jump 
when coati sniffs within brush.

HAMMOCK OF SKY IN TANAGA contest, Sheri Fresonke Harper, 9/7/2012...

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Solitude, no thoughts-
the echo in a seashell,
an eloquence the
soul sometimes yearns for, the calm.
The ocean is a seashell.


02/08/2014
For "Mood Music" contest by Sheri Fresonke Harper...

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Another day
   so long before,
A little time
   turned quickly more.

The seasons changed,
   days, weeks, a year.
From little boys
   two men appear.

Written by,
Sheri Lynne Evans
July 7, 2007...

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Riding along
   an old country road,
Dreaming of things
   my past memories hold.
Drinking in
   the warm summer day,
Happily going
   my own merry way.

Written by,
Sheri Lynne Evans
July 21, 2006...

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Walk beyond
   no boundaries bind you,
Your limits lie
   within yourself.
Faith and love
   will light the darkness,
Embrace each day
   for time is wealth.

Written by,
Sheri Lynne Evans
January 7, 2020...

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He phoned the village bakery
And ordered a delivery
Loads and loads of tasty pies
Ate them all but at a price
He spent the night in misery.


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Contest:  Plentitude of Pies
Sponsor: Sheri Fresonke Harper...

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With pen and paper
    by my side,
And dictionary
    as my guide.
All ideas
    trapped inside,
With my pen
   no longer hide.
Imagination 
    is the key,
With my pen
    I set them free.

Written by,
Sheri Lynne Evans
March 9, 2001...

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Each picture a story
   or maybe a dream,
A mountain or valley
   one river, one stream.
Whether raining or snowing
   at night or in day,
Each showing their beauty
   their own special way.

Written by,
Sheri Lynne Evans
September 25, 2005...

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Moonlight falls upon the dormant land
Where peaceful calm reclines
Upon the shimmering lake
Ripples form and then reveal
A dark silhouette rising out of water.

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Contest: Out of Water
Sponsor: Sheri Fresonke Harper...

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Of my tiny
   little pond,
I have grown
   quite very fond.
Skimming stones
   and watching frogs,
Wading through
   or walking logs.
Collecting ferns
   and butterflies,
This is where 
   true beauty lies.

Written by,
Sheri Lynne Evans
February 24, 2006...

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A merman had one stubborn daughter

who rebelled against what her dad taught her.

When she swam to dry land,

she could then understand

she was just like a fish - out of water!


For the Out of Water Poetry Contest of Sheri Fresonke Harper...

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The wind fiercely blows across the paths of tranquility.
And the rain pours endlessly where the sun once shown so bright.
But all I can do is sit and watch the immense change in the 
   atmosphere of my life.
And I am helpless!


Written by,
Sheri Lynne Evans
early 1978...

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Belonging to yourself
   is the place you need to start.
When everything has failed
   trust in your own heart.
Forget what others say
   be polite and always smile.
Believe in who you are
   and, stay true to your own style.

Written by,
Sheri Lynne Evans
July 17, 1997...

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pumpkin pie
Tasty finger licking
Delicious almost dissolving
right on top of my tongue and inside
My mouth I sat there and waited
Cause pie was so hot
Burnt is what got
I cry




contest:Plentitude of pies
Sponsored by: Sheri Fresonke Harper
10.08.2014...

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Down the road
   and take a right.
Through the woods
   with moon for light.
Across the brook
   and up the hill,
At the top
   now standing still.
For this is where
  his church I see,
On land he made
  for you and me.

Written by,
Sheri Lynne Evans
February 12, 2017...

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You find them in early morning
You bless them with the setting sun--
jewel drops on spider's web.

At night, star webs spray light like sun,
sun of a far off world, sun life
spinning a travel foray
that we sip like water,
that we drink like dream food.

Sheri Fresonke Harper...

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The snow was gently falling
   through the cool, crisp winter air,
Brightening all the world
   for one and all to share.

With every minute passing
   the whiter all became,
Giving everything more beauty
   like a picture in a frame.

Written by,
Sheri Lynne Evans
November 28, 2005...

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an aspiration
forever immortalized
an anticipate
counteract  hostility
neutralizes those that oppose


life too short not to
look into the horizon
to reach magnitudes 
of importance to achieve
Icon in history books


4/14/2014
Contest Name: I, Icon 
Sponsor: Sheri Fresonke Harper...

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Time will not forget me,
   it can never be erased.
The past we shared together,
   the love that we embraced.

In your memories I will linger,
   as the shadows come with night.
Broken vows still bind us
  to a love, so wrong, so right.

Written by,
Sheri Lynne Evans
February 7, 2006...

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Farewell to dreams
    and fairy tales.
You're all you have
    when all else fails.
Illusions come
    but always end.
Depend on you,
    your one true friend.
Get strong and vow
    to stay on track.
Make life less hard,
    rely on fact.

Written by,
Sheri Lynne Evans
February 7, 1997...

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