Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on March 10, 2023 by B Gourley

two common trees,
 seen from a distance,
  merge to an ideal.

Posted on March 8, 2023 by B Gourley

a crab scrambles.
 below: rocks and 
  roiling water

Posted on March 7, 2023 by B Gourley

in winter,
 a crow perches on a pole,
  once a scarecrow

Posted on March 6, 2023 by B Gourley

in the airport,
 i stop mid-stride, a fish
  has my attention.

Posted on March 5, 2023 by B Gourley

the black sand beach
 is no less pristine, but 
  the mind feels it is.

Posted on March 4, 2023 by B Gourley

frangipani bloom 
 on a barren branch;
  turn away, it falls.

Posted on March 3, 2023 by B Gourley

as leaves fall, &
 weather cools, i'm warmed by
  autumn wildflowers.

Posted on March 2, 2023 by B Gourley

silence
 in the koi pond; then:
  a tail whip splash

Posted on March 1, 2023 by B Gourley

a rotten log
 lies in the woods,
  becoming fungi

up on the cliff,
 i see stones & sea urchins,
  unseen from the beach