Tiger Riding for Beginners

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.

DAILY PHOTO: Durbar Square at Dusk

Posted on May 2, 2018 by B Gourley

Taken on May 1, 2018 in Bhaktapur.

DAILY PHOTO: Taumadhi Square Temple

Posted on May 1, 2018 by B Gourley

Taken on May 1, 2018 in Bhaktapur’s Durban Square.

DAILY PHOTO: Boats on Lake Phewa

Posted on April 30, 2018 by B Gourley

Taken on April 30, 2018 in Pokhara, Nepal.

DAILY PHOTO: Moon over Mountains, Annapurna Sanctuary

Posted on April 30, 2018 by B Gourley

Taken in April of 2018 in the Annapurna Sanctuary.

DAILY PHOTO: Lake Phewa from Above

Posted on April 22, 2018 by B Gourley

Taken on April 22, 2018 near Pokhara.

DAILY PHOTO: Best Towel Origami

Posted on April 21, 2018 by B Gourley

Taken in Pokhara, Nepal on April 21, 2018.

DAILY PHOTO: Sunflowers in Garden of Dreams

Posted on April 20, 2018 by B Gourley

Taken on April 20, 2018 in Kathmandu.

DAILY PHOTO: Train Station in a Remote Location

Posted on April 19, 2018 by B Gourley

Taken in the Summer of 2010 in the Peruvian Andes

POEM: Off the Rails

Posted on April 19, 2018 by B Gourley

Rails of sanity. Rails of convention. People find it scary, being afloat on endless seas.They long for rails, and the further out the tracks are laid, the easier they rest.

teary for the lunatic
who ventured off the rails
sitting in a open sea
adrift, not hoisting sails

worry not for me, my friend
horse latitudes are past
when the drifting day is done
i can always raise the mast

Death Haiku

Posted on April 18, 2018 by B Gourley

scorpion corpse
sitting atop a wall
why die there?

vultures circle
i give them wide berth
they’ve yet to choose

ant-swarmed mantis
i thought you a leaf
do the ants know?

fresh flowers
mossy flush-set headstone
unseen, not lost

the potter’s field
out near the back fence
closer to the world

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