Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

after Spring rains,
 puddles throw reflections 
  of light-fringed clouds.

sunlight shines
 through the butterfly's wing:
  yet, it seems sluggish.

from valley shadow,
 the sun-warmed mountain
  glows more brightly.

sun shimmer
 in a dense patch looks like
  a sheet of ice.

the morning sun
 shines through the canopy.
  understory: dungeon.

summer sun so bright
 the sunflowers take a break,
  & turn backs to light.

summer evening:
 long shadows climb steps
  their source won’t reach.

Posted on July 31, 2023 by B Gourley

the setting sun
 fires the mountain's Yang-side
  to max contrast.

Posted on July 28, 2023 by B Gourley

weeks of cloudy skies.
 then one morning: warm gold light
  around the curtains.

Posted on June 17, 2023 by B Gourley

diamond glimmer
 on the water:
  summer sun