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Tea & Trees [Haiku]

Posted on May 18, 2022 by B Gourley
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lush tea shrubs
under barren trees;
what’s the tea know?

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Posted in haiku, India, poem, Poetry | Tagged haiku, India, poem, poetry, Tea, tea estate, Tea Plantation, trees | 3 Replies

Prayer Wheels [Haiku]

Posted on May 17, 2022 by B Gourley
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each wheel,
on the temple circuit,
spins at its own rate

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Posted in Buddhism, haiku, poem, Poetry | Tagged Buddhism, Buddhist, haiku, poem, poetry, prayer wheel | 2 Replies

Mountain River [Haiku]

Posted on May 17, 2022 by B Gourley
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turbulent upstream -
the river grows wide & deep,
becoming placid

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Tiny Islands [Haiku]

Posted on May 17, 2022 by B Gourley
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boulders in a pond
look like rocky islands
in tranquil seas

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Posted in haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, Poetry | Tagged Boulders, haiku, Islands, nature, poem, poetry, Pond, Scale | Leave a reply

Faux Ocean [Haiku]

Posted on May 16, 2022 by B Gourley
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clouds in the valley
look like water at the shore
on a gorgeous day

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Posted in haiku, nature, poem, Poetry | Tagged clouds, haiku, Mountains, nature, Ocean, poem, poetry, Sea, Seashore, shore | Leave a reply

Clouds & Bamboo [Haiku]

Posted on May 16, 2022 by B Gourley
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cliffside bamboo
becomes a sumi-e
when clouds roll in

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Posted in Art, haiku, nature, painting, poem, Poetry | Tagged Art, Bamboo, clouds, haiku, nature, plants, poem, poetry | Leave a reply

Beauty Lost [Haiku]

Posted on May 16, 2022 by B Gourley
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Buddha statues’
fine robes & bejewelment;
what would he have worn?

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Flame Dance [Haiku]

Posted on May 15, 2022 by B Gourley
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a field of flames
dance in rows of butter lamps
in the dark temple

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Posted in Buddhism, haiku, poem, Poetry | Tagged Buddhist, butter lamps, butterlamps, Gompa, haiku, lamps, poem, poetry, Temple | Leave a reply

Magpie [Haiku]

Posted on May 15, 2022 by B Gourley
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mountain magpie
flits from post to post,
skirting our camp

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Posted in Animals, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged animals, birds, haiku, Himalayan Magpie, magpie, nature, poem, poetry, wildlife | Leave a reply

Brief Window [Haiku]

Posted on May 14, 2022 by B Gourley
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fringed by clouds,
the valley sat under blue —
but not for long

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Posted in haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, Poetry | Tagged clouds, haiku, Mountains, nature, poem, poetry, Sky, Valley | 1 Reply

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