Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on July 30, 2023 by B Gourley

how short a walk,
 back turned to the city,
  to be free.

Posted on July 29, 2023 by B Gourley

boats rise & roll
 with constant motion; as
  gentle waves lap ashore.

Posted on July 28, 2023 by B Gourley

vigilant buck:
 aware of photographer
  as others feed.

Posted on July 26, 2023 by B Gourley

water smashes shore,
 rising as foam then raining
  back down as liquid.

Posted on July 24, 2023 by B Gourley

on a tree, the moth
 looks like a pair of eyes framed
  in a hidey-hole.
 on marble steps, the moth
  just looks like a moth.

Posted on July 23, 2023 by B Gourley

white water churns
 down the hillside into
  a sprawling flood.

Posted on July 23, 2023 by B Gourley

abandoned building,
 in the background, blurs:
  eyes lock on flowers

Posted on July 22, 2023 by B Gourley

egrets & herons
 stand on lily pads, only
  sinking when stepping.

Posted on July 22, 2023 by B Gourley

gray-green waters
 shimmer in summer sun:
  leaves flutter onshore.

Posted on July 21, 2023 by B Gourley

chital eats grass.
 myna eats bugs off chital:
  everyone 's happy.