Tiger Riding for Beginners

Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

Scurry [Haiku]

Posted on May 6, 2025 by B Gourley

shore birds scurry,
 evading rolling surf,
  like playful kids.

Winter Shore [Haiku]

Posted on October 3, 2024 by B Gourley

stormy winter day:
 seafoam sizzles, its sound lost
  to wind and waves.

Making Waves [Haiku]

Posted on July 15, 2024 by B Gourley

hilltop puddle
 catches gusting winds:
  patterns turn chaos.

Bumping Gunwales [Haiku]

Posted on July 2, 2024 by B Gourley

empty boats
 bump gunwales
  in still air.

One River [Free Verse]

Posted on March 14, 2024 by B Gourley

From the water's edge,
 I see the spastic, choppy
   topography of a river
   that looked glassy 
   from the bridge that
   spans it.

Is this one river?

Am I one traveler?

Choppy Shore [Haiku]

Posted on January 14, 2024 by B Gourley

waves crash ashore,
 churning waves to foam,
 white coastal frill.

Random [Haiku]

Posted on December 23, 2023 by B Gourley

waves jet upward
 with unpredictable rhythm:
  glance away, miss it.

Stormy Shore [Haiku]

Posted on December 21, 2023 by B Gourley

waves hit rocky shore
 and spout a geyser that rains
  like a mini squall.

Lake Waves [Haiku]

Posted on October 7, 2023 by B Gourley

lake waves break ashore
 unpredictably, catching
  hapless strollers.

Boats in Motion [Haiku]

Posted on July 29, 2023 by B Gourley

boats rise & roll
 with constant motion; as
  gentle waves lap ashore.

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