Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Reclamation [Haiku]

Posted on August 29, 2023 by B Gourley

a mined gouge
 in the hilly, green landscape:
  reclaimed by trees.

Tree Unique [Haiku]

Posted on August 27, 2023 by B Gourley

to human eyes,
 the man-made stands out —
  while trees seem the same

Cypress Glow [Haiku]

Posted on August 12, 2023 by B Gourley

cypress tips
 glow with afternoon sun:
  yellow for a time.

Willow River [Haiku]

Posted on August 1, 2023 by B Gourley

willow leaves,
 slender and sinuous,
  hang to the river.

Twisted Petals [Haiku]

Posted on July 19, 2023 by B Gourley

twisted petals
 of frangipani blossoms
  stay one when dropping.

Cathedral City [Haiku]

Posted on July 16, 2023 by B Gourley

city streets
 under vaulted dome:
  ribbed by rain tree.

Bougainvillea [Haiku]

Posted on July 15, 2023 by B Gourley

Bougainvilleas, 
 densely blossomed, 
  nonplussed by rain clouds.

Forest Road [Free Verse]

Posted on July 15, 2023 by B Gourley

The forest is parted
   by a line of asphalt.

Speeding cars send
   leaves fluttering. 

Everything that crosses
   that road is imperiled

by someone's need 
   to get nowhere quickly.

Slant Fall [Haiku]

Posted on July 14, 2023 by B Gourley

Autumn breeze 
 and then a lag and then
  leaves fall slantwise.

Shy Flowers [Haiku]

Posted on June 27, 2023 by B Gourley

shy flowers
 of a cannonball tree:
  a guarded unveiling.

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