Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

bee-eater sits still --
 not searching, not flitting:
  worried of bee's plight?

a still dragonfly 
 looks perched & ready,
  but then falls dead.

a plain, green plant
 crawls with bees-o-plenty: 
  despite no bright blooms.

Posted on July 1, 2023 by B Gourley

a hive of wasps,
 each one frenetic:
  do they never rest?

Posted on April 2, 2023 by B Gourley

the wasp is still;
 the wasp jinks erratically.
  pilgrims break sanctity.

Posted on March 13, 2023 by B Gourley

an egret saunters
 with purpose as the insect
  stands stock still.

a dragonfly lands
on a lotus seed head
without making sway

Posted on May 21, 2022 by B Gourley

a dragonfly
alights on a boulder,
zipping to stillness

Posted on May 1, 2022 by B Gourley

dragonfly lovin’
plays out through a high-speed
darting dance

Posted on April 18, 2022 by B Gourley

upside-down bees
work frenetically 
in the plush depths