Berniegourley

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3743 )

• POEM: Nocturnal Mystery

  

  In the hour of now and forever more, I went in through the window, but out through the door. At least I prayed it'd go that way, leaving by light of sun's... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Bees at Work

  

  Bees buzz around a red flower. The shining sun betrays the hour. It rises from the cloudless east. On this day, a movable feast. And so it sounds the garden... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Clifftop Flowers

  

  Saffron-hued flowers huddle on a wind-whipped clifftop. Sea breezes toss and twirl pollen, eddies send some back down to the beach. Land breezes feed pollen to... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Ode to the Sun [Sonnet]

  

  We are always eight minutes to midnight, saved only by that blazing fire, the sun. Everything dark is thrown into its light, exposed at speeds that cannot be... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Mental Weather

  

  My mind experiences unforecastable weather. Adrift in horse latitudes Tortured by a polar vortex Low pressure systems to High pressure systems Storm fronts ... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Agents of Change

  

  They took the Moral High Ground, commanding its lofty heights. And never bombed trespassers, but let them fail on their own. Some wanted to let their anger show... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

  Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon.in page This 30+ page political philosophy essay argues that it is one's... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Dark One, Vol. 1 by Brandon Sanderson

  Amazon.in page Out: May 5, 2021 This Fantasy graphic novel tells the story of a young man, Paul, who is in therapy for mental health issues, in our world (or... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: In Focus

  

  A sight enflames my consciousness, and the world blurs away. And nothing vibrant or golden can hold my mind in sway. A simple beauty does the trick - no... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Little-e Epiphany

  

  The little "e" epiphany strikes me in the middle of the night. Enveloped in darkness, I lie, contemplating the bold stories the world has told. I think upon... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Yoga for Giraffes

  

  Surely, I have misunderstood, "Put my head where, you say?" "But I have bones, don't you know?" "I wish I could obey." "Now, you say, my feet are too wide?"... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Changing Skies: Three Tanka

  

  I a gray day, low dreary clouds hang down; smoky air clings to the earth - all is close; nothing moves II tall puffy clouds drift across the sky like ship's... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Invisible World

  

  The clouds are on the mountain. The world feels faint and fading. I look out in the distance, but my eyes can't focus. I believe the world is out there, but I... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Make Your Own Monster [Villanelle]

  

  There's something in the cave that one can't know. It's scary, but still the mystery becomes a force that pulls one like an undertow. One first looks about for ... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Seed of a Scream

  

  The seed of a scream sits somewhere behind my sternum. It writhed, crawled, or (maybe) floated there with great stealth. It's the spark that fires the powder... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff

  Amazon.in page Once in a while, one runs across a book that is much beloved by the general public, and one can't figure out why. For me, this is one of those... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff Vandermeer

  Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon.in page Out: April 6, 2021 Vandermeer's new novel keeps the reader in the grip of... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Shaman’s Apprentice by Zacharias Kunuk

  The Shaman's Apprentice by Zacharias Kunuk My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon.in page Out: May 11, 2021 This is an illustrated children's book that takes the... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Grace & Beauty at a Distance

  

  As I wade through tall grass, it seems to be a hodge-podge of random heights, randomly spaced, and drooping in random directions, but when I look out at a... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: The Tao of Being

  

  Dance that mad head-on collision into that which spins like a top. Let it roll; but don't make it stop. Cleave, but don't create the division. Don't strike out... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2021 SOCIETY, TRAVEL