Imposing Clouds [Tanka] Posted on May 9, 2023 by B Gourley Reply imposing clouds seem to hover over the palace, but then one sees the drift, and they are drifting nearer. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Living Backwards [Tanka] Posted on May 8, 2023 by B Gourley Reply young red leaf, on a sapling in Spring, slowly grows green. doesn't it know it should start green, and turn red in the Fall? Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Missing Kittens [Tanka] Posted on May 4, 2023 by B Gourley Reply a momma cat mews many times to its missing kittens. with each unanswered call, momma grows more insistent. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Crow Sound [Tanka] Posted on May 3, 2023 by B Gourley Reply the sharp caw of a crow triggers a monk's enlightenment. a second crow responds. a sailor doesn't look up. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Garden Lizard [Tanka] Posted on April 22, 2023 by B Gourley 2 a garden lizard can't resolve whether to scurry, or to be master of all that it surveys? Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Advancing Forest [Tanka] Posted on April 11, 2023 by B Gourley Reply the forest stays low, creeping up the valley: like advancing forces, but that hill isn't taken -- season after season. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Unimpressed [Tanka] Posted on March 22, 2023 by B Gourley Reply a stately building stands beside the river, commanding the eye. but that ancient river remains unimpressed. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Seed Spitting Deity [Tanka] Posted on March 16, 2023 by B Gourley 1 morning offering with a melon wedge; a bas-relief face seems to have bitten a chunk, and is prepared to spit seeds. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Beyond Sight [Kyōka] Posted on March 13, 2023 by B Gourley 3 in the mountains, beyond every sightline, a potential top... but - more likely - just more to climb. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Skyward [Tanka] Posted on March 5, 2023 by B Gourley 1 i look skyward, and others stop to look. those who wonder why I'm looking up, might wonder why they weren't. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading...