Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on March 24, 2023 by B Gourley

i look down to earth,
 and wonder if anyone
  is looking up

Posted on March 22, 2023 by B Gourley

the volcano 
 sits dormant... until
  one terrible day.

Posted on March 22, 2023 by B Gourley

for a peacock
 to look Peacock Flower-like,
  it must be on fire.

Posted on March 21, 2023 by B Gourley

i stop, mid-run,
 because this sunrise 
  will never repeat.

Posted on March 20, 2023 by B Gourley

pink trumpet flowers,
 in dense clustered spheres,
  break up spring’s blue sky

Posted on March 19, 2023 by B Gourley

summer sunlight 
 sparkles on the sea;
  a boat rocks idly

Posted on March 19, 2023 by B Gourley

fall leaves will drop,
 and the winter river view
  will be unhindered.

Posted on March 19, 2023 by B Gourley

high tide sweeps
 around the beach rocks, 
  and then they’re islands.

Posted on March 18, 2023 by B Gourley

open road mural
 triggers wanderlust;
  i stop to look.

Posted on March 18, 2023 by B Gourley

from a speeding train, 
 i see a fresh-plowed field
  in which nothing moves.