Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

a butterfly flits
 over blooms: a connoisseur
 not deigning to land.

the mountain trail rounds
 from shady to sunny side,
  where caves line the path.

sunset or sunrise?
 depends upon where
  your gaze lies.

autumn breezes 
 send dry leaves tumbling, but for
 one heavy rebel.

macaques on the march:
 lockstep / shoulder-to-shoulder;
 a crash in the trees.

an egret flares
 to a dramatic landing
  in a sunny grass patch.

a muscular tree
 poses with limbs outstretched;
  shrubs are unimpressed.

twisted root piles
 stretch across the walkway,
  reaching like amoeba.

the sunny side
 of the mountain falls into
  a cloud’s shadow.

the last few leaves 
 tenaciously hang on
  into mid-winter.