Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Crow Sound [Tanka]

Posted on May 3, 2023 by B Gourley

the sharp caw
 of a crow triggers a monk's
  enlightenment.
 a second crow responds.
 a sailor doesn't look up.

PROMPT: Camping

Posted on May 2, 2023 by B Gourley

Have you ever been camping?

Yes. Many times. Try to do at least a week each year.

Blazing Baronet [Haiku]

Posted on May 2, 2023 by B Gourley

a baronet 
 opens its wings to rays
  of morning sun.

Summer Sky [Haiku]

Posted on May 2, 2023 by B Gourley

watching the sky,
 as i walk up the hill,
  i trip on a rock.

DAILY PHOTO: Ferris Wheel by Night

Image

Ikkyū Limerick

Posted on May 2, 2023 by B Gourley

There was a Zen master named Ikkyū
   who was thought by many to be cuckoo. 
 He'd allow a toot
  on his very own flute.
 Which was unbecoming of flutists (& monks, too.)

Water Lilies [Haiku]

Posted on May 1, 2023 by B Gourley

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

Painted Stork [Haiku]

Posted on May 1, 2023 by B Gourley

a painted stork, 
 at water’s edge,
  seeks its moment.

A Limerick of Doha

Posted on May 1, 2023 by B Gourley

Said a construction worker in Doha,
 "I don't mean to sound so bourgeois,
   but being paid 'd be nice,
   and not with a cot -n- plain rice.
  Pardon if I show too much chutzpah."

DAILY PHOTO: A Corner Building with Cupola in Budapest

Posted on May 1, 2023 by B Gourley

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