Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Lake Texture [Haiku]

Posted on October 4, 2022 by B Gourley

the lake is glassy;
half rippled / half frosted,
and yet one lake

Giant Stag Beetle [Haiku]

Posted on October 3, 2022 by B Gourley

giant stag beetle
with broken antler and limp
still freaks me out

The Yetis’ Reply [Limerick]

Posted on October 3, 2022 by B Gourley

A grouchy nitwit wrote a polemic
about how Yetis had caused the Pandemic.
The Yetis protested,
and kindly requested
the man ponder head-in-ass hygienics.

The Ottoman [Limerick]

Posted on October 3, 2022 by B Gourley

There once was an indolent Turk
who was never around to do work.
With his makeshift footstool,
he'd snore & he'd drool.
They called his stool "the Ottoman" and smirk.

Bungalow [Haiku]

Posted on October 2, 2022 by B Gourley

the bungalow’s round
angles & odd proportions
make fairytale look

A Horse Is a Horse… [Haiku]

Posted on October 2, 2022 by B Gourley

i see a horse,
and hear a banjo tune,
but don’t imagine…

Once Majestic [Haiku]

Posted on October 2, 2022 by B Gourley

once majestic,
tombs of ancient kings
reclaimed by nature

Fruit & Flower [Haiku]

Posted on October 1, 2022 by B Gourley

rumpled beauty:
chaotic but bright,
purpose unknown

Farmer [Haiku]

Posted on October 1, 2022 by B Gourley

a stooped farmer, 
fingers in the soil,
forgets back pain

Flowering Mind [Haiku]

Posted on September 30, 2022 by B Gourley

the city din drones:
horns, jackhammers, and shouts;
listen to the flowers

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