Berniegourley

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• Desert Haiku

  

  Cubes of sand Tumble on a tiny scale Scouring history Camel lurches Only in a land of sand could it kneel Grain of sand Do you miss the sea from whence you came... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Sapper War Memorial

  

  Taken on March 2, 2018 in Bangalore. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• On Writing Poetry

  

  1.) Toss open a bag of words. 2.) Dance said words into a configuration in which they sprout a feeling. 3.) Shake vigorously until the detritus that detracts... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Madmen on the March

  

  by Gustave Dore (via Wikipedia) Madmen on the march Clones de la Mancha Pouring through the arch Lacking lingua franca Seeking common thrills An army of sham... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Amer Fort & Sky

  

  Taken in November of 2015 in Jaipur Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Mountain Haiku

  

  pounding drums echo down the valley birds calm deep breath fog dissipates common peril fog follows will it catch us before the pass cow grazes on the high... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Mughli Bibi’s Tomb

  

  Taken in September of 2017 in Ahmedabad Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Intergalactic Smelly Kid; Or, Fermi Paradox, Solved It!

  

  Source: European Southern Observatory (via Wikipedia) Let me step up on my soapbox, tell you about a paradox. Said a scientist named Fermi, “Why’ve no aliens... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Tree & Granite Building

  

  Taken on February 27, 2018 in Bangalore. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Basket and Grain Drying in a “Town Square”

  

  Taken in May of 2017 in Khonoma Village Wealthy villagers in Nagaland earn merit by constructing circular stages like this one on which festival activities can... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Oasis Edge, Ladakh

  

  Taken in August of 2016 in Ladakh Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Sunflower & Prayer Flags

  

  Taken in August of 2016 near Thikse Monastery in Ladakh Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Treasury of Greek Mythology by Donna Jo Napoli

  

  Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes Monsters by Donna Jo Napoli My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This book consists of... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Unthinkable by Amanda Ripley

  

  The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes – and Why by Amanda Ripley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page Ripley investigates a range of disasters and... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Vidhana Soudha

  

  Taken on February 23, 2018 in Bengaluru. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Temple Walk

  

  rounding the temple, walking its plinth, reading each carving like solving a labyrinth battles and bulls and decrepit hulls of ships washed ashore demons and... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Clouds & Water, Panagsama Beach

  

  Taken in December of 2017 at Panagsama Beach near Moalboal Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Running Flow Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Et. Al.

  

  Running Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This book examines how Flow can be achieved by runners. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Blue Danube [w/ Musical Interlude]

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest And for your listening pleasure, while you gaze at the picture: Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email,... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Feels Real

  

  You think you know what’s real? That’s so adorable. You’re adrift in a space full of false, hard edges. Some say it’s turtles all the way to the bottom. Whateve... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2018 SOCIETY, TRAVEL