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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.

FIVE WISE LINES [June 2026]

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Photograph of sunset taken at Moalboal, Philippines across the Tanon Strait.

When I was younger I could remember anything,
whether it had happened or not;
but my faculties are decaying now and soon
I shall be able to remember only the things
that never happened.

Mark twain

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled,
but a fire to be kindled.”

Plutarch [paraphrased]

Judge a man by his questions
rather than his answers.

Voltaire

Resist much, obey little.

Walt whitman; “To the states“

People don’t take trips —
trips take people.

John steinbeck

DAILY PHOTO: Purple & Yellow

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Photograph of a purple petaled flower taken in the Singapore Changi Airport.

PROMPT: Photo

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Daily writing prompt
Go on a walk today and share a photo of something that catches your eye.
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Photograph of a large amanita mushroom on a walk in the woods.

DAILY PHOTO: Danube Bank, Bratislava

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Photograph of the riverwalk and docked boats on the Danube River taken from the Most SNP bridge in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Photograph of a large river cruise ship on the Danube River in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Photograph of the Danube bank with the Bratislava Castle (Bratislavský hrad) above.

PROMPT: First Book

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What’s the first book you ever finished and still remember to this day?
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I have a vague early remembrance of Robinson Crusoe.

Understory [Haiku]

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big-leafed saplings
 line the understory:
  wee cascade murmurs.

DAILY PHOTO: Yellow River Park

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PROMPT: Profound Piece of Advice

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What’s the most profound piece of advice you’ve been given? Did you take it?
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“Shut the hell up!” Sadly, more often than not, no.

Foggy Fort [Senryū]

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Photograph taken atop Hrad Devín, near Bratislava on a foggy December day.
high on a hill fort --
 enshrouded in clouds;
   one can see for... meters?

Builder Limerick

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Photograph of the inverted pyramid Radio Building in Bratislava, Slovakia.
A skilled Slovakian builder
 got his plans and was bewildered.
   They were upside down.
   Had they been turned around
 an Aide wouldn't 've fell from the basement, which killed her.