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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: New Years Fireworks

Braided Roots [Haiku]

twisted root piles
stretch across the walkway,
reaching like amoeba.

Blue Water [Haiku]

deep in winter,
the blue water makes it
Caribbean summer.

DAILY PHOTO: Shakadang Bridge

    PROMPT: Nostalgic

    What makes you feel nostalgic?

    In order of frequency: 1.) music; 2.) some random memory; 3.) a pattern of colors.

    Yin & Yang [Haiku]

    the sunny side
    of the mountain falls into
    a cloud’s shadow.

    DAILY PHOTO: Tunnel of Nine Turns

    Last Hangers On [Haiku]

    the last few leaves 
    tenaciously hang on
    into mid-winter.

    DAILY PHOTO: Pier 2 Art Displays

    PROMPT: Sports Team

    If you started a sports team, what would the colors and mascot be?

    Black & White; the skunk (but one with character, though more bellicose and less French than Pepé Le Pew. Like Yosemite Sam possessing a skunk.)