Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on March 31, 2026 by B Gourley

One cluster of Mountain Azalea
   Stands out like royal regalia,
 Adorning a near naked vagrant --
    But much more pleasingly fragrant.

Posted on March 23, 2026 by B Gourley

ox-eye daisies
 ripple in the wind, or
  when tousled by hand.

Posted on June 13, 2025 by B Gourley

perfect fruit
 still hangs on the tree: 
  surviving temptation.

a shoot sprouts
 in a shallow divot,
  on the rocky cliff.

the bushy tree
 in the temple wall isn't so
  claustrophobic as I.

the thistle blooms:
 beautiful for a time, but 
  best known from afar.

this odd little shrub
 grows snails like seed pods:
  or so it seems.

a wasp & an ant
converge on a cloying plant
blithe on each other

a dandelion 
stands straight & tall,
daily eroding

Posted on June 14, 2022 by B Gourley

thorny leaves
and poisonous fruits;
if ever
a plant wanted 
to be left alone!