Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on May 30, 2022 by B Gourley

the sleeping cat
yanks its head up to see
what fell & why,
and then goes back to sleep --
master slumberer at work

Posted on May 22, 2022 by B Gourley

the pond's surface roils,
as koi thrash - orange flames
in feeding frenzy

Posted on May 20, 2022 by B Gourley

one Black Mamba
slithers up beside its mate.
scheming whisper?
i fear as much, but then i
remember snakes have no ears

Posted on May 20, 2022 by B Gourley

a pied kingfisher
perches in stillness...
one dive / one fish

Posted on May 20, 2022 by B Gourley

Posted on May 15, 2022 by B Gourley

mountain magpie
flits from post to post,
skirting our camp

Posted on May 14, 2022 by B Gourley

the cattle afar
turn sharp eyes upon me,
and i know they’re wild

Posted on May 1, 2022 by B Gourley

rimmed with black tadpoles
& roiling with orange koi,
the lake brims with life

Posted on April 28, 2022 by B Gourley

horses gallop
toward the clear creek:
riderless

Posted on April 25, 2022 by B Gourley