Sound & Silence [Haiku] Posted on September 20, 2024 by B Gourley Reply insects chirp under autumn skies; the river runs silent. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc. Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp MoreShare on TumblrTweet Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading...
Autumn Denial [Haiku] Posted on September 17, 2024 by B Gourley 1 grass dries & withers, the trees yellow & thin... but one vital shrub. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc. Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp MoreShare on TumblrTweet Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading...
Longanimity [Haiku] Posted on September 6, 2024 by B Gourley Reply one last leaf, its longanimity great, falls -- unseen. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc. Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp MoreShare on TumblrTweet Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading...
Burnable World [Haiku] Posted on September 5, 2024 by B Gourley Reply after the harvest, farmland - dry & ignitable: distant smoke. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc. Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp MoreShare on TumblrTweet Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading...
Showing Gold [Haiku] Posted on August 9, 2024 by B Gourley Reply riverside tree: shows gold to the outside; its core, still green. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc. Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp MoreShare on TumblrTweet Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading...
Painted Hills [Haiku] Posted on July 8, 2024 by B Gourley Reply after harvest, farmers burn off stalks: distant painted hills. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc. Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp MoreShare on TumblrTweet Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading...
“Raven at Dusk” by Matsuo Bashō [w/ Audio] Posted on July 7, 2024 by B Gourley Reply on a barren branch a raven has perched —- autumn dusk Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc. Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp MoreShare on TumblrTweet Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading...
“Autumn” by Amy Lowell [w/ Audio] Posted on July 3, 2024 by B Gourley 1 All day I have watched the purple vine leaves Fall into the water. And now in the moonlight they still fall, But each leaf is fringed with silver. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc. Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp MoreShare on TumblrTweet Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading...
Spring Tricks [Haiku] Posted on June 12, 2024 by B Gourley Reply early Spring leaves, catching the morning light, look Autumn yellow. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc. Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp MoreShare on TumblrTweet Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading...
Five Seasonal Poems of Miura Chora [w/ Audio] Posted on April 6, 2024 by B Gourley Reply NEW YEAR New Year's Day: the ancient voice of a nightingale. SPRING idyllic nights and quiet days: spring rains. SUMMER cold water, and a couple of rice cakes: it's summertime. AUTUMN morning glories are tousled by Autumn winds. WINTER lingering wind and snow fall upon me. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc. Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp MoreShare on TumblrTweet Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading...