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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: Venuvan Buddha Vihara of Agartala

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Venuvan Buddha Vihara, a Buddhist Temple in Agartala, Tripura, India.

SOUTH KOREA LIMERICK

There was a young man from South Korea
who was prone to verbal diarrhea.
“But better that kind
than from the behind,”

Said that fast-talking lad from Korea.

PROMPT: Family Member

Describe a family member.

When you are very young, he or she is very tall. As you get older, he or she becomes a manageable size, but tiny new one’s sprout up, and then you start to shrink and the tiny ones cease to be tiny and catch up and surpass one in height.

DAILY PHOTO: Shivajinagar by Night, Bangalore

PROMPT: Physical Exercise

What is your favorite form of physical exercise?

I’m a big fan of them all. I like to move it, move it.

Each in its time.

Though the less special equipment I need access to, the better. I’m a firm believer that one needs only the body and mind to keep a fit body. It’s all a matter of how, how often, how intensely, and how safely one moves one’s body. Gadgety fitness can become too fetishist, and not build integration of the body as much as is ideal.

DAILY PHOTO: Diwali Night, Agartala

PROMPT: Moon

Daily writing prompt
How much would you pay to go to the moon?

Nothing. My philosophy is that if I need technology to function flawlessly every second to keep me alive, I don’t need to be in that place.

Duck Raft [Haiku]

A "raft" (a.k.a. flock) of ducks float on Rudrasagar (Twijilikma) Lake in Tripura, India.
a raft of ducks
glides as a dense pack --
then one goes solo.

Sunrise Fisher [Haiku]

A fisherman paddling a canoe on the Rudrasagar Lake (a.k.a. Twijilikma) in Melaghar, Tripura, India.
weary fisherman 
paddles sunrise-tinged lake
to cast nets.

DAILY PHOTO: Gedu Mia Mosque, Agartala

Front view of Gedu Mia Mosque (Masjid) in Agartala, Tripura, India.
Gate and front of Gedu Mia Mosque (Masjid) in Agartala, Tripura, India.
Side view closeup of Gedu Mia Mosque in Agartala, Tripura, India.