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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.

DAILY PHOTO: Hari-Hara Betta

Drowned Dry [Haiku]

desiccated stalks
jut from standing water:
drowned dry.

“A Glimpse” by Walt Whitman [w/ Audio]

A glimpse through an interstice caught,
Of a crowd of workmen and drivers in a bar-
room around the stove late of a winter night,
and I unremark'd seated in a corner,
Of a youth who loves me and whom I love,
silently approaching and seating himself near,
that he may hold me by the hand,
A long while amid the noises of coming and
going, of drinking and oath and smutty jest,
There we two, content, happy in being together,
speaking little, perhaps not a word.

The Gray [Haiku]

on a hilltop,
neighboring hill in clouds:
its dwellers in gray.

DAILY PHOTO: Chikkaballapur Adiyogi

Pond Waves [Haiku]

a small pond on a
windy day emulates
undulating seas.

“Cicada’s Cry” by Matsuo Bashō [w/ Audio]

the stillness --
soaking into stones
cicada's cry

Translation from: Higginson, William J. 1985. The Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku. Tokyo: Kodansha Int. p. 11

Ancient Mountains [Haiku]

ancient mountain:
now a pile of worn boulders,
under monsoon clouds.

DAILY PHOTO: Sri Hari-Harapura Kauravakunda Betta Temple

Windswept [Haiku]

windswept tree
on the rocky hilltop:
bare and bended.