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Tiny Fungi [Haiku]

Posted on May 30, 2023 by B Gourley
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a tiny mushroom
 grows from a tiny twig,
  dropping countless spores

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Light & Color [Haiku]

Posted on May 29, 2023 by B Gourley
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light makes greens greener,
and clouds glow brightly; its lack
makes the blues bluer

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Posted in Blogs, Color, haiku, poem, Poetry | Tagged poetry, poem, haiku, green, Blue, Color, Light, Darkness | 1 Reply

Fish Drift Relativity [Haiku]

Posted on May 29, 2023 by B Gourley
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"the fish's world
 is always in drift,"
  thinks I, from the bank.

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Posted in Animals, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged animals, fish, Flow, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, river, stream, wildlife | Leave a reply

Head in the Clouds [Haiku]

Posted on May 28, 2023 by B Gourley
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the Buddha's head
 is in blue sky - ringed by clouds,
  or so it seems.

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Posted in haiku, poem, Poetry | Tagged Blue Sky, Buddha, Cloud, clouds, haiku, poem, poetry | Leave a reply

Green Pond [Haiku]

Posted on May 28, 2023 by B Gourley
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the green pond
 reflects the green world
  in its own hue. 

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Posted in Color, haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, Poetry | Tagged Color, green, haiku, lake, poem, poetry, Pond, water | Leave a reply

Still Eye [Haiku]

Posted on May 27, 2023 by B Gourley
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along the seashore,
 everything is in motion,
  but the crow's eye.

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Posted in Animals, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged animals, birds, Crow, Eye, haiku, Motion, nature, poem, poetry, Raven, Seashore, Stillness, wildlife | Leave a reply

Cold Moon [Haiku]

Posted on May 27, 2023 by B Gourley
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full moon
over Fishtail Mountain-
breath swirls in cold air.

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Posted in Blogs, haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, Poetry | Tagged “Fishtail Mountain”, full moon, haiku, Machhapuchhare, moon, Mountain, Mountains, nature, Nepal, poem, poetry | Leave a reply

Why Words Matter (Even the Small Ones) [Senryū]

Posted on May 27, 2023 by B Gourley
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flip two letters
and prohibition becomes
invitation.

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Posted in Blogs, haiku, language, poem, Poetry, Senryu, words | Tagged haiku, language, photos, poetry, Senryu, sign, words | Leave a reply

Predator at Rest [Haiku]

Posted on May 26, 2023 by B Gourley
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from the shade
 of yonder trees,
  something watches.

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Posted in Animals, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged Bovine, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, predator, prey, Shade, trees, Wildebeest | 2 Replies

Little Yellow Flowers [Haiku]

Posted on May 25, 2023 by B Gourley
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i look beyond,
 but see only the flowers
  in the foreground.

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Posted in Color, Garden, haiku, nature, plants, poem, Poetry | Tagged Color, Daisies, flowers, Greater Tickseed, haiku, nature, plants, poem, poetry, Yellow | 4 Replies

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