Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on May 14, 2023 by B Gourley

the distant apple
 isn't an apple, but a
  hairy air sack.

Posted on May 8, 2023 by B Gourley

young red leaf,
 on a sapling in Spring,
  slowly grows green.
 doesn't it know it should start green,
  and turn red in the Fall?

Posted on May 3, 2023 by B Gourley

nothing says Christmas
 like and orchid blooming 
  in December.

Posted on May 1, 2023 by B Gourley

standing proudly,
 in the murky step well:
  water lilies.

Posted on April 19, 2023 by B Gourley

big, busy leaf:
 light bullets through,
  too fast to process.

Posted on April 16, 2023 by B Gourley

the tree stretches
 wildly in all directions, 
  and yet feels balanced.

Posted on April 16, 2023 by B Gourley

pink blossoms -
 alive against the blue sky;
  one flower falls.

Posted on April 15, 2023 by B Gourley

flower-laden tree:
 when next we meet
  will be bare.

Posted on April 14, 2023 by B Gourley

the old fort wall
 is covered in plants that grow
  from dust in cracks.

Posted on April 10, 2023 by B Gourley

in rivalry
 for passers' attention:
  jackfruit & rice field