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Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

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.

Salute [Haiku]

Posted on September 22, 2026 by B Gourley

Photograph of the flag of Cartagena (a.k.a. La Cuadrilonga) flying over San Felipe Fort in Cartagena, Colombia.

flag rolls and snaps
 as wind whips over 
  a once stately fort.

DAILY PHOTO: Monumento Torre del Reloj

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Photograph of the Monumento Torre del Reloj in Cartagena, Colombia.

PROMPT: Self-Care

Posted on September 22, 2026 by B Gourley

Daily writing prompt

How do you make time for self-care?

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Is “self-care” first-aid done when there’s no one else around? If so, persistent bleeding and fevers above 103 degrees are given privileged positions on my to-do list.

Twins [Haiku]

Posted on September 21, 2026 by B Gourley

Photograph of two flowers that look nearly identical. Taken in the Bogota Botanical Gardens.

two flowers
 -- side-by-side -- neither
  outgrows its neighbor

Lonely Rose [Haiku]

Posted on September 21, 2026 by B Gourley

a lonely rose
  awaits winter frost:
    short, gray day.

DAILY PHOTO: Bogota Street Scene

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Photograph taken in Bogota with skyline and traffic.

PROMPT: Like Home

Posted on September 21, 2026 by B Gourley

Daily writing prompt

What’s a place you visited that felt like home?

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My bar for a place to feel like home is that I don’t have to think every time about where I will eat or do my laundry. So, I’ve had this a number of times in a number of countries in which I had access to a kitchen(ette) and a washing machine.