Mental Scaling [Haiku]

Posted on April 24, 2025 by B Gourley

trickling water 
 becomes a vast cascade; 
  grass tufts blur to trees.

Across the Valley [Tanka]

the waterfall,
thunderous and lofty,
is a thin stream
from across the valley,
and yet i stop & stare

Posted on June 13, 2021 by B Gourley

water flows,
rolling over rocks,
riding contours

I
thundering falls
sing a mind into trance —
timeless sound

II
nearing the falls,
the grand spectacle becomes
a fog wall

III
yamabushi
sit under the cascade —
nails unhammered

IV
seeking earth’s center,
the river drops as far as
land allows

V
a round boulder
sits at the precipice,
refusing to roll

Posted on March 26, 2020 by B Gourley

thunder yon
Zambezi rafting
greenhorns beware

cataract
water wind-misted
plume-zone green

terraced hill
rice paddy cascades
depth perfection

dry season
murmur to trickle to
fall-less falls

level rising
the overspill rolls
pulling drops