Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on July 1, 2022 by B Gourley

icicles dangle
over a rushing stream;
by noon, only stream

Posted on June 30, 2022 by B Gourley

each mottled leaf
displays unique artistry;
green ones all look the same

Posted on June 29, 2022 by B Gourley

the setting sun 
paints clouds with a broad palette,
bright white to ink black

Posted on June 28, 2022 by B Gourley

with field cleared,
the farmer leans on his scythe,
and eyes cloud figures

Posted on June 26, 2022 by B Gourley

nestled amid bamboo,
a stone Buddha sits:
stone-mind / bamboo-mind

Posted on June 25, 2022 by B Gourley

a web of fig roots
drapes in wild tangles, & a 
sapling - straight & green

Posted on June 25, 2022 by B Gourley

under the tree sits
a potential Buddha;
human mimics tree

Posted on June 24, 2022 by B Gourley

a prickly pear patch
stands free of bird and beast;
i wonder why?

Posted on June 23, 2022 by B Gourley

the mountain
looks like a boulder,
looks like a rock,...

Posted on June 20, 2022 by B Gourley

the necropolis
sprawls across the desert --
desolate... to us