Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Posted on July 2, 2024 by B Gourley

empty boats
 bump gunwales
  in still air.

Posted on June 15, 2024 by B Gourley

an egret alights 
 on a coracle boat
  without nudging it.

Posted on April 3, 2024 by B Gourley

trailside chicory
 waves on a windless day:
  a long-gone cyclist?

the flower bobs
 on its long, stiff stem.
 the sage is unmoved.

early morning:
 it's still dark & darkly still.
  one boat floats through.

a painted stork
 stands so still on one leg,
  passers think it fake.

the flowing river
 looks still as glass, until
  fallen leaf ripples.

with taut anchor line,
 the fisherman's boat looks still
  in flowing waters.

“turn left to go right”:
 branches sweep around in arcs,
  is the tree moving?

the fish drifts - barely:
 then, with a snap of its tail,
  it darts to the depths.