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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.

Leaf Lag [Haiku]

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a breeze gusts,
and a moment later
leaves lazily fall

Miniature Forest [Haiku]

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evergreens 
sprout through leaf litter -
scale model forest

DAILY PHOTO: Tree Reflected in Water

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Taken on November 22, 2021 on Boone Fork Trail

Perfect Tree [Tanka]

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the perfect tree
sits on a flat boulder -
roots clawing rock;
stunted and deformed,
but very much alive

DAILY PHOTO: Gnarly Tree on the Blue Ridge Parkway

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Taken on November 21, 2021 in North Carolina

Foothills [Haiku]

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the foothills seen
through flame-colored leaves
look painted

Absorbed [Haiku]

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rushing waters
empty into a basin
and are still

DAILY PHOTO: Reflections, Raymond Fisher Pond

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Taken on November 20, 2021 in Gorges State Park, NC

Graveyard Winter [Haiku]

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trees are bare,
and the grass is brown -
graveyard winter