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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.

Still Water [Haiku]

boats in still water,
subdued prows reflect
a world below

DAILY PHOTO: Stone Mountain Walk-up Trail

Taken in December of 2021 on Stone Mountain, GA

Only Up [Haiku]

shaggy parasol
sits by the sidewalk,
knowing only up

DAILY PHOTO: Boulder Beach

Taken on Havelock Island in 2018.

DAILY PHOTO: Reflections, Discovery Green

Taken in 2018 in Houston

Stone Pines [Haiku]

stunted pines
grow from the granite
green and thick

Becoming [Tanka]

a fig tree
grew over a building;
that building
collapsed long ago, but
now the tree is the building