Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on May 21, 2022 by B Gourley

a stone monument
stands on the forest path;
i stop,
paying my respects
to the unknown esteemed

Posted on May 21, 2022 by B Gourley

a dragonfly
alights on a boulder,
zipping to stillness

Posted on May 20, 2022 by B Gourley

one Black Mamba
slithers up beside its mate.
scheming whisper?
i fear as much, but then i
remember snakes have no ears

Posted on May 20, 2022 by B Gourley

a pied kingfisher
perches in stillness...
one dive / one fish

Posted on May 18, 2022 by B Gourley

lush tea shrubs
under barren trees;
what’s the tea know?

Posted on May 17, 2022 by B Gourley

each wheel,
on the temple circuit,
spins at its own rate

Posted on May 17, 2022 by B Gourley

turbulent upstream -
the river grows wide & deep,
becoming placid

Posted on May 17, 2022 by B Gourley

boulders in a pond
look like rocky islands 
in tranquil seas

Posted on May 16, 2022 by B Gourley

clouds in the valley
look like water at the shore
on a gorgeous day

Posted on May 16, 2022 by B Gourley

cliffside bamboo
becomes a sumi-e
when clouds roll in