Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on June 23, 2022 by B Gourley

a Rock Agama
peeks over a rock, stops,
and tries to be
inconspicuously
bright orange

Posted on June 22, 2022 by B Gourley

owl sticks its head out,
staring in silent rebuke
as if to say:
"Hey! I'm nocturnal.
What's with all the ruckus?"

Posted on June 18, 2022 by B Gourley

the Golden Pheasant
looks committee assembled...
by first graders

Posted on June 17, 2022 by B Gourley

the snail moves slowly,
but carries a snazzy house --
so, not THAT slowly!

Posted on June 14, 2022 by B Gourley

a brown branch
runs beside the green branch
that isn't a branch

Posted on June 10, 2022 by B Gourley

the bee-eater -
from above - is leafy green,
but greets us in gold

Posted on June 10, 2022 by B Gourley

Posted on June 8, 2022 by B Gourley

Posted on June 2, 2022 by B Gourley

a Red Panda
awakens from its nap, walks,
and naps some more

Posted on May 21, 2022 by B Gourley

a dragonfly
alights on a boulder,
zipping to stillness