Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

a tree lies, fallen:
 uprooted where others
  stand straight & true.

a plain, green plant
 crawls with bees-o-plenty: 
  despite no bright blooms.

aquatic plants grow 
 out to the swift waters,
  forming a clean edge.

such light green leaves
 for the end of summer: 
  doesn’t that tree know?

the river’s flow
 doesn’t disturb the cloud’s
  reflected drift.

it’s cool & rainy, 
 but the canopy is green:
  last days of summer.

river ripples
 roll downstream unwarped 
  by the flow.

the sun sets
 into a narrow glade:
  rolling downslope.

ducks & geese
 cluster in a shallow stream:
  layover lounge.

bird at work:
 flitting branch to branch,
  seeking perfect seeds.