Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on July 17, 2022 by B Gourley

in the night forest,
light catches two flowers:
Fuchsia in fuchsia

Posted on July 16, 2022 by B Gourley

an old fig tree, 
gnarled and knotty,
grotesque but strong

Posted on July 16, 2022 by B Gourley

Hanuman stands:
one club hand & one hand of
pacification

Posted on July 14, 2022 by B Gourley

the frilly spines
of an iguana catch light,
marring camo

Posted on July 14, 2022 by B Gourley

at cliff's edge
i look to distant waters,
mind jumps / body won't

Posted on July 11, 2022 by B Gourley

pumping the swing,
i quickly regain the rhythm
of my youth

Posted on July 11, 2022 by B Gourley

the bull doesn't feign stealth,
yet gets close enough to make
shoppers poop themselves

Posted on July 10, 2022 by B Gourley

winter: stone sculpture
of snuggled infant & mother;
my bones grow cold

Posted on July 9, 2022 by B Gourley

ice-glazed branches,
stiff in the winter calm:
can they flex with wind?

Posted on July 5, 2022 by B Gourley

ancient stupas:
worn, pocked, and chipped;
age makes character