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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.

Rewilding Haiku

under jungle

creepers, trees, and moss

lost cities wait

one clean edge

of rough chiseled stone

peeks from mound

when we’re gone

something will remain

of us, and not…

DAILY PHOTO: Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam

Taken in Madurai in December of 2020.

DAILY PHOTO: Fishing Fleet, Pamban Island

Taken at Rameshwarm on Pamban Island on December 21, 2020

POEM: Cloud Color

The sunset glowed orange in a wrap of clouds,
looking like the interior of a hollowed tree trunk —
fallen, split open, and with fire burning inside.

The vibrant colors fire my child’s mind —

colors as unsubtle in hue
as the clumsy building blocks were in shape
that I played with as a boy.

POEM: 2020

2020!

You are the time that tried men’s souls…
not to mention those of:
-women
-children
-the non-binary
-the undecided

and the un-huddled masses,
yearning to be close.

DAILY PHOTO: Kanyakumari Coastline

Taken on December 17, 2020 in Kanyakumari

Limerick of Nepal

There was a hairy man from Nepal,
more hirsute than a Neanderthal.
One would be hard put
to tell him from Bigfoot,
’til turned gray that old man of Nepal.

Six Days in South Tamil Nadu: a Mosaic

DAILY PHOTO: Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal

Taken on December 21, 2020 in Madurai

Gandhi Memorial Museum, Madurai

Taken on December 21, 2020 in Madurai