Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on April 20, 2024 by B Gourley

a pristine blossom falls,
 tumbling through grime & grit 
  but still unsoiled.

Posted on April 19, 2024 by B Gourley

a bright winter day:
 thick clouds, in blue skies,
  scrape the mountains.

Posted on April 17, 2024 by B Gourley

a cave-like forest:
 then valley and sun align,
  and one ‘s outside-in.

Posted on April 17, 2024 by B Gourley

herons & egrets
 wade in pond algae, 
  blindly fishing.

Posted on April 16, 2024 by B Gourley

streets are glistening,
 and trees are dripping on the 
  riverside shrine's roof.

Posted on April 15, 2024 by B Gourley

spring rains green
 the fort's horizonal and
  its vertical.

Posted on April 15, 2024 by B Gourley

a cormorant
 waits a half-hour after
  swimming to fly.

Posted on April 14, 2024 by B Gourley

mountain meadow:
 horses graze, leisurely, 
  a rancher splits wood.

Posted on April 13, 2024 by B Gourley

a lotus opens;
 its yellow pod shining
  back at the sun.

Posted on April 13, 2024 by B Gourley

a bright moon
 casts a pale glow,
  & deep shadows.