Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on March 16, 2023 by B Gourley

morning offering
 with a melon wedge;
  a bas-relief face
 seems to have bitten a chunk,
  and is prepared to spit seeds.

Posted on March 15, 2023 by B Gourley

in spring,
 a grass path meanders
  up the temple hill.

Posted on March 15, 2023 by B Gourley

momma monkey,
 eyes and hands at the ready,
  foresees darting babe.

Posted on March 14, 2023 by B Gourley

a stone jali
 of strange geometries
  catches viewers.

Posted on March 13, 2023 by B Gourley

in the mountains,
 beyond every sightline,
  a potential top...
 but - more likely -
  just more to climb.

Posted on March 13, 2023 by B Gourley

an egret saunters
 with purpose as the insect
  stands stock still.

Posted on March 12, 2023 by B Gourley

a building's corner
 shows like the edge of a face,
  under a tree's coif

Posted on March 12, 2023 by B Gourley

turkey tail:
 rings neat as Saturn's,
  but on a pig's ear.

Posted on March 12, 2023 by B Gourley

at dusk,
 the river waters run
  dark & oily.

Posted on March 11, 2023 by B Gourley

the world beyond
 the nearest tree
  often feels suspect.