Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Dusty Haze [Haiku]

Posted on July 19, 2023 by B Gourley

a dusty haze hangs 
 over the still desert --
  kicked up by...?

Twisted Petals [Haiku]

Posted on July 19, 2023 by B Gourley

twisted petals
 of frangipani blossoms
  stay one when dropping.

Topsy Turvy World [Haiku]

Posted on July 18, 2023 by B Gourley

clouds hang... 
 fixed in pond reflections, 
  or has my mind slowed?

DAILY PHOTO: Zambian Landscapes

Posted on July 18, 2023 by B Gourley

Waiting on the Cascade [Haiku]

Posted on July 17, 2023 by B Gourley

the falls dwindle.
 rain clouds in the distance.
  all eyes await the swell.

Dead-Eyed [Haiku]

Posted on July 17, 2023 by B Gourley

dead-eyed crow,
 heat shimmers off rock...
  CAW!

Jumbo Leaf [Haiku]

Posted on July 16, 2023 by B Gourley

a slow rain starts, 
 playing jumbo leaves: nature’s 
  percussion section

Cathedral City [Haiku]

Posted on July 16, 2023 by B Gourley

city streets
 under vaulted dome:
  ribbed by rain tree.

Bougainvillea [Haiku]

Posted on July 15, 2023 by B Gourley

Bougainvilleas, 
 densely blossomed, 
  nonplussed by rain clouds.

Forest Road [Free Verse]

Posted on July 15, 2023 by B Gourley

The forest is parted
   by a line of asphalt.

Speeding cars send
   leaves fluttering. 

Everything that crosses
   that road is imperiled

by someone's need 
   to get nowhere quickly.

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