Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Forest Road [Free Verse]

Posted on July 15, 2023 by B Gourley

The forest is parted
   by a line of asphalt.

Speeding cars send
   leaves fluttering. 

Everything that crosses
   that road is imperiled

by someone's need 
   to get nowhere quickly.

Wetlands [Haiku]

Posted on July 14, 2023 by B Gourley

the liquid world 
 merges with the earth,
  and both are one.

Slant Fall [Haiku]

Posted on July 14, 2023 by B Gourley

Autumn breeze 
 and then a lag and then
  leaves fall slantwise.

The Garden [Haiku]

Posted on July 12, 2023 by B Gourley

the well-groomed garden
 holds nature at bay, only
  through constant effort.

Sunset Over the Sea [Haiku]

Posted on July 10, 2023 by B Gourley

dense clouds
 do a mountain's job
  of hiding the sun.

Cool Blue [Haiku]

Posted on July 9, 2023 by B Gourley

cloudless sky.
 fading shades of blue:
  cool mountain summer.

Slow World [Haiku]

Posted on July 9, 2023 by B Gourley

clouds drift 
 over a granite dome, 
  and time slows.

Down the Valley [Haiku]

Posted on July 8, 2023 by B Gourley

the sun rises
 down the valley:
  peeking cautiously.

Blossom Burst [Haiku]

Posted on July 8, 2023 by B Gourley

spherical blossom
 reminds me of fireworks 
  from my youth.

Gull Prowl [Haiku]

Posted on July 7, 2023 by B Gourley

gull on the prowl:
 wings move erratically,
  head methodically.

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