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The Futility of War [Haiku]

Posted on June 12, 2023 by B Gourley

two young gazelles
 lock horns and head-wrestle, 
  then quit and move on.

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Posted in Animals, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, War, wildlife | Tagged animals, Fighting, Gazelle, Grant's Gazelle, haiku, poem, poetry, war, wildlife | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Amboseli Landscapes

Posted on June 12, 2023 by B Gourley

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Posted in Africa, Kenya, nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel | Tagged Africa, Amboseli, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Landscape, nature, outdoors, photographs, photos, pictures, Savanna, tourism, travel | 2 Replies

Oasis [Haiku]

Posted on June 11, 2023 by B Gourley

ringed by city,
 a green oasis
  hides slyly.

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Posted in Blogs, City, haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, Poetry | Tagged city, green, haiku, nature, Oasis, poem, poetry, urban | 4 Replies

Spiral Ginger [Haiku]

Posted on June 11, 2023 by B Gourley

ginger blossom
 looks cleaner before
  the rain.

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Posted in Blogs, Garden, haiku, nature, plants, poem, Poetry | Tagged Blossom, flower, ginger, haiku, poem, poetry, Rain, spiral ginger, Spring | Leave a reply

Big Red Bug [Haiku]

Posted on June 10, 2023 by B Gourley

the big red bug
 attracts attention 
  it doesn’t want.

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Posted in Blogs, Color, haiku, insect, nature, poem, Poetry | Tagged Attention, bug, Color, haiku, insect, Mating, nature, poem, poetry, red | 1 Reply

Mimicry [Haiku]

Posted on June 10, 2023 by B Gourley

dead roots:
 sinuous as a river,
  luxuriant as hair.

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Posted in Blogs, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry | Tagged haiku, imitation, mimicry, nature, poem, poetry, Roots, shape | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Lalbagh Lake (Kanakanapalya Lake)

Posted on June 10, 2023 by B Gourley

Taken on June 10, 2023 at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens

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Posted in Asia, Blogs, Garden, India, nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel | Tagged Asia, Bangalore, Bengaluru, Botanical Gardens, India, Kanakanapalya, Karnataka, lake, LalBagh Gardens, Lalbagh Lake, photographs, photos, pictures, tourism, travel | Leave a reply

Bat Signal [Haiku]

Posted on June 9, 2023 by B Gourley

dusk has come.
 bats head out to hunt.
  black against dark sky.

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Posted in Animals, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged animals, Bat, Bat Signal, bats, dusk, Flying, haiku, night, poem, poetry, Twilight, wildlife | 4 Replies

DAILY PHOTO: Rain Clouds Over Lake

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June 8, 2023 by B Gourley

Posted in America, Georgia, nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel, United States Tagged America, Atlanta, clouds, Decatur, DeKalb County, Emory, Emory University, Georgia, lake, Lullwater, Lullwater Park, Lullwater Preserve, United States Leave a reply

Safety Geese [Senryū]

Posted on June 8, 2023 by B Gourley

foraging geese,
 with heads down, honk to 
  prevent collision.

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Posted in Animals, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, Senryu, wildlife | Tagged animals, birds, Canadian Geese, feeding, Forage, Foraging, Geese, Goose, haiku, poem, poetry, Senryū, wildlife | Leave a reply

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