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About B Gourley

Bernie Gourley is a writer living in Bangalore, India. His poetry collection, Poems of the Introverted Yogi is now available on Amazon. He teaches yoga, with a specialization in pranayama, and holds a RYT500 certification. For most of his adult life, he practiced martial arts, including: Kobudo, Muay Thai, Kalaripayattu, and Taiji. He is a world traveler, having visited more than 40 countries around the globe.

Shadowlands [Haiku]

Photograph taken in the Toroko Gorge, Taiwan.
toward day's end,
the shadowlands creep
down the valley.

Trickling Creek [Haiku]

creek that trickles
through a stark winterscape —
days from riverhood.

DAILY PHOTO: Atlanta Skyline from Grant Park

Hidden Spring [Haiku]

Photograph of a bare branch and small cloud taken in Grant Park of Atlanta.
branches aren't budding,
but shoots are sprouting
under dead leaves.

PROMPT: Grow

Daily writing prompt
What experiences in life helped you grow the most?

The ones involving eating. They provided the necessary nutrients.

Condemned [Free Verse]

Condemnation placard
Stapled to the church door
With the commanding tone
Of Luther’s notice.

The Condemned has stately bones
But its skin and viscera
Are in shambles.

Sun pierces stained glass,
Bathing dirty surfaces
With bright color,
But the dust and rat shit
Remain to create a
Miasma within.

One day a wrecking ball
Will make good on the
Condemnation.

DAILY PHOTO: Erskine Memorial Fountain

PROMPT: Fate/Destiny

Daily writing prompt
Do you believe in fate/destiny?

I don’t believe. I don’t disbelieve. I have insufficient data on which to draw a conclusion.

Orbit [Haiku]

Photograph of two marble spheres in the Westside Park of Atlanta.
two bodies 
orbiting each other:
without distance, crash.

DAILY PHOTO: Shirley C. Franklin Pumping Station

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Photograph of the Bellwood Quarry Reservoir and the Shirley C. Franklin Pumping Station.