Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on June 4, 2022 by B Gourley

the river sounds;
its murmur is all that's heard...
until the cowbells

Posted on June 3, 2022 by B Gourley

blossoming buckwheat
pretends to be a path
behind the ripe rice

Posted on June 2, 2022 by B Gourley

a Red Panda
awakens from its nap, walks,
and naps some more

Posted on May 31, 2022 by B Gourley

the tallest peak
catches the rising sun,
& glows pale orange

Posted on May 31, 2022 by B Gourley

clustered orchids
each look the same, yet different:
floral "Where's Waldo?"

Posted on May 30, 2022 by B Gourley

myriad greens
texture the mountain,
when the sun is out

Posted on May 29, 2022 by B Gourley

row on row of flames
lick and shimmer, as minds
attempt stillness

Posted on May 28, 2022 by B Gourley

red rhododendrons
at peak vitality
will be brown next week

Posted on May 28, 2022 by B Gourley

a stinkhorn
drops its gauzy skirt —
no scent, yet

Posted on May 26, 2022 by B Gourley

a pink rose stands tall
in a Sikkimese garden --
mountain mimic