Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on July 14, 2025 by B Gourley

Hibiscus
 reaches for pollen; though
   pollen is nomadic.

Posted on July 13, 2025 by B Gourley

Summer night: 
 bell pavilion - silent,
  but for cricket chirp.

Posted on July 12, 2025 by B Gourley

stream cascade:
 soft water burble drowns out 
  the city’s noise.

Posted on July 8, 2025 by B Gourley

solitary flower
 bows in a Spring breeze --
  then stands upright.

Posted on July 8, 2025 by B Gourley

young trees curve away
 from the ancient wall
  of a fallen fortress.

Posted on July 7, 2025 by B Gourley

rocky fingers
 stretch into the sea:
  waves crash & spray.

Posted on July 3, 2025 by B Gourley

mountain springtime:
 dust cleared by falling water,
  climbers swell & green.

Posted on July 2, 2025 by B Gourley

old stone bridge:
 weeds grow in its cracks,
  its river ran dry.

Posted on June 13, 2025 by B Gourley

perfect fruit
 still hangs on the tree: 
  surviving temptation.

Posted on June 11, 2025 by B Gourley

bookstore cat
 sleeps soundly on a book
  about dogs.