Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

silent Buddhas
 echo down a line
  to the grand stupa.

the river weaves --
  just a gentle meander;
   a floating leaf roams.

a bee-eater lands
 on a barbed wire fence
  for a cozy rest.

the pelican flares
 to land on a branch
  with barely a bounce.

the glade is ringed
 in yellow wildflowers:
  astir with bees.

the sunflower
 catches warm afternoon sun, 
  but bees aren’t impressed.

sugarcane waves
 with the passing of cars:
  silver tassels mussed.

after Spring rains,
 puddles throw reflections 
  of light-fringed clouds.

counting ears
 to learn how many cats,
  but how deep 's the pile?

a troop of langurs:
 five monkeys doing five things
  as one family.