Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Painted Skies [Haiku]

Posted on March 22, 2022 by B Gourley

the rising sun
paints from a vivid palette,
but - soon - skies cool

Desert Rains [Haiku]

Posted on March 20, 2022 by B Gourley

a sandy desert
sits under sodden clouds,
soaking up each drip

Fog Town [Haiku]

Posted on March 20, 2022 by B Gourley

clouds crawl
down the valley:
 town enshrouded

DAILY PHOTO: Stony Mountain Fortifications

Posted on February 27, 2022 by B Gourley

The Over / Under on Clouds [Haiku]

Posted on February 19, 2022 by B Gourley

a dark cloud 
down in the valley
shines white from the ridge

Flatlands [Haiku]

Posted on February 13, 2022 by B Gourley

in the flatlands,
sprawling waters and vast skies
make for wee truss bridges

Bright Heights [Haiku]

Posted on January 27, 2022 by B Gourley

sun-warmed rooftop,
clouds down in the valley --
i breathe in bright heights

Sea of Clouds [Haiku]

Posted on January 2, 2022 by B Gourley

the plains below
the Himalayan foothills,
a sea of clouds

Plodding Clouds [Haiku]

Posted on November 7, 2021 by B Gourley

bright city -
clouds plod overland,
curbing mirth

Mountain Mimicry [Haibun]

Posted on October 27, 2021 by B Gourley

The cloud mimicked a mountain top, its ridge sun fired to bright white by the rising sun, its shadow side in granite gray, being impenetrable to the sun's rays. Mountains that imposing live a thousand miles away, but that cloud took me there.

the morning sun
lights up a dense cloud
to mimic mountains

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