Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

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

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 20, 2022 by B Gourley

Posted on May 15, 2022 by B Gourley

mountain magpie
flits from post to post,
skirting our camp

Posted on May 14, 2022 by B Gourley

the cattle afar
turn sharp eyes upon me,
and i know they’re wild

Posted on May 13, 2022 by B Gourley

monochrome moth,
but for its yellow cape,
looks pencil drawn

Posted on May 12, 2022 by B Gourley

caterpillar queue
marches in lockstep
across the road

Posted on May 1, 2022 by B Gourley

rimmed with black tadpoles
& roiling with orange koi,
the lake brims with life