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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.

Traveling Salesman Limerick

A man who sold marital aids door to door
  heard from a husband in an uproar.
   "An 'aid' for whom?
   It can't be the groom.
 Your product has three speeds, so I now need four."  

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Atlanta

Duty-Free Limerick

There once was a lazy sales clerk 
 who didn’t want clients to think her a jerk.
  The solution, you see, 
  was the airport duty-free,
 where there’d be no obligation to work.
 [And the salary would be a nice perq.]

Feather in Water [Haiku]

feather in water
 refuses to be removed,
  rolls from each grasp.

DAILY PHOTO: Religious Buildings in Beijing

St. Joseph’s Church on Wanfujing Street (a.k.a. Wanfujing Church / Dongtang); Roman Catholic

Lama Temple (a.k.a. Yonghe Temple); Tibetan Buddhist (i.e. Vajrayana Buddhist)

Beijing Temple of Confucius; Confucian

Limerick of Confucius

The great Chinese philosopher Confucius
 wrote in maxims to avoid being circumlocutious.
   [That's a word that absurdly
   describes being wordy.]
 Be like Confucius, not like this verbose doofus. 

PROMPT: Fruits

List your top 5 favorite fruits.

5.) Rambutan

4.) Blueberry

3.) Honeydew Melon

2.) Yelakki Banana

1.) Mango

Yellow [Haiku]

springtime.
yellow blossoms
refuse to fall.

DAILY PHOTO: Animals on the Chobe Banks

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Hannah Arendt Limerick

The philosopher Hannah Arendt
 said, don't define us by how we make rent.
   like Dopey and Sneezy
   and George's wife "Weezy"
 one should be known for how public time is spent.