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Stillness [Haiku]

Posted on May 24, 2025 by B Gourley

sage sits on stone
 until he and the stone
  can’t be told apart.

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Posted in Blogs, haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, Poetry | Tagged Ascetic, Boulder, Equanimity, haiku, Hermit, nature, outdoors, poem, poetry, Rock, sage, Stillness, stone | Leave a reply

Grasshopper [Haiku]

Posted on May 24, 2025 by B Gourley

Grasshopper rests on a leaf;
 Untroubled by undulations.

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Posted in Blogs, haiku, insect, Movement, nature, outdoors, poem, Poetry | Tagged Cricket, grasshopper, haiku, insect, poem, poetry, wildlife | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Qiz Qalasi

Posted on May 24, 2025 by B Gourley

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Posted in architecture, Asia, Azerbaijan, Blogs, Caucasus, nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel | Tagged Asia, Azerbaijan, Baku, Bazar Square, Caucasus, Maidan, Maiden Tower, photographs, photos, pictures, Qiz Qalasi, tourism, tower, travel | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Boat in the Bay, Koh Phi Phi

Posted on May 22, 2025 by B Gourley

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Posted in Asia, Blogs, Color, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Tourism, travel | Tagged aquamarine, Asia, Blue, Color, Koh Phi Phi, outdoors, photographs, photos, pictures, Southeast Asia, Thailand, tourism, travel, turquoise | Leave a reply

Scrub & Stone [Haiku]

Posted on May 19, 2025 by B Gourley

stony outcrops
 & tawny scrublands:
  alien landscape.

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Posted in Blogs, haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, Poetry | Tagged dry, haiku, High Elevation, Mountains, nature, Outcrop, outdoors, poem, poetry, rocky, Scrubland, stone | Leave a reply

First Drops [Haiku]

Posted on May 19, 2025 by B Gourley

first droplets
 of a Spring shower ripple
  on the river.

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Posted in Blogs, haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, Poetry | Tagged haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, poetry, Rain, river, Spring | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Green Field

Posted on May 19, 2025 by B Gourley

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Posted in Blogs, Color, Hungary, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel | Tagged Blue, Cloud, Color, Europe, green, Hungary, outdoors, photographs, photos, pictures, Sky, tourism, travel, trees | Leave a reply

Still River [Haiku]

Posted on May 18, 2025 by B Gourley

quiet morning:
 the big city, even
  the river is still.

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Posted in Blogs, City, haiku, outdoors, poem, Poetry | Tagged city, haiku, poem, poetry, river | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Ananuri Fortress

Posted on May 18, 2025 by B Gourley

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Posted in Asia, Blogs, Caucasus, Georgia, Georgia Country, nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel | Tagged Ananuri, Ananuri Fortress, Asia, Caucasus, church, fortress, Georgia, Georgia Country, nature, outdoors, photographs, photos, pictures, Republic of Georgia, tourism, travel | Leave a reply

Spring Stream [Haiku]

Posted on May 18, 2025 by B Gourley

willow-lined stream
 swells with a rush of
  Spring white water.

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Posted in Blogs, haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, Poetry | Tagged haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, poetry, Spring, stream, trees, Willows | Leave a reply

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