Berniegourley

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3743 )

• POEM: Lost Land

  

  In the silver slips of morning, fog draped across the land. Shore definition is fleeting; no glimpse of strand from strand. Yet ducks and gulls fly by the... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Picturesque City

  

  contrail-crossed cool blue skies- contrails catching hints of some pink-orange hue amber sunlight sails in sideways, so all surfaces either glow warmth, or hunc... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Haiku of Breath

  

  at the seashore breath syncs to lapping waves sea teachings in between the inhale and exhale lies stillness a breath missed life takes a moment's pause mind is... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Winter Forest Haiku

  

  no birds, nor boar not even a squirrel, yet poop abounds quiet forest bare trees and thick carpet decay time mushrooms grow in dense clusters on stumps ringed i... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Foggy Haiku

  

  cloud fallen resting on muddy ground and limp dry grass lulled to sleep staring out a window into the fog faint edges reality is swallowed by the fog foggy... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Kintsugi

  

  I asked, "Why are you gluing shards back into pottery? He said, "Because fuck entropy, that's why!" I didn't have the heart to tell him entropy was alive and... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Strange Rivers

  

  Lest you think you know rivers - just water meandering mountain to sea; there are strange rivers in this world. There's a river in Cambodia, the Tonlé Sap,... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Christmas Haiku

  

  lights blinking colors bold and bright inner child wakes shops shuttered hunched against frigid wind lone soul stands inner sanctum a fire sparks and glows... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Forest Haiku

  

  winter forest light of the rising sun passes straight through needle litter carpeting the forest floor copper clean straight trunks standing tall and tidy lack... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Confessions of Mindfulness Pimp

  

  It's disconcerting, discovering one is a pimp. Don't get me wrong; -I've never slapped a ho' -I've never even called anyone a ho' -To the best of my... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: A Portrait in Poems by Evie Robillard

  A Portrait in Poems: The Storied Life of Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas by Evie Robillard My rating: 4 of 5 stars Available March 3, 2020 Amazon page This... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Poems to See By Ed. by Julian Peters

  Poems to See by: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry by Julian Peters My rating: 5 of 5 stars Available March 31, 2020 Amazon page This anthology of... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Poems to Live Your Life By Selected & Illustrated by Chris Riddell

  Poems to Live Your Life By by Chris Riddell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This is an anthology of forty-eight poems arranged into eight life-related... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Great Wall of Diu

  This entry was posted in India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel and tagged Chandrika Maa Temple, Diu, Diu Cross, Dr Shamji Bridge, India,... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Wet Market

  

  Water snakes writhe in a plastic pan of clear water. Massively muscled fish lie eye-up, tail jutting over air, as torsos rest on a bed of shaved ice. The stout... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Winter Dusk

  

  Stalk-stubbled field dusted white. Four in the afternoon, yet drifting into night. How's dark descend so soon? Visible breath eddies from lips dry and cracked.... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: The Jnani Knows

  The jnani knows: what rests on the far side of "I'm just" is a lie. one must be as conscientious in destruction as in construction. the portals of sensatio... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Skipping Stones

  

  I've skipped stones - flat stones with rounded edges, side slung with a snapping twist of torso, watching the bounce - bounce - bounce of bounding rock. Choosin... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

  The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page In this counterfactual novel, the Axis powers won the Second World War, and... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen

  Amazon page This speculative fiction novella mixes horror and sci-fi in a genre-bending work of intrigue. When I started the book, I was surprised to learn... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL