AnElephantCant solve his dilemma
He finds himself in a quandary
Tries the Nickel and Dime
Can’t buy a good rhyme
To start this brilliant blog about January
AnElephant isn’t a big fan of Astrology
So there is one thing that he finds hilarious
Four weeks of hail sleet and snow
Let an Elephant know
January is the dawning of the Ice Age of Aquarius
But this month is significantly creative
Two of AnElephant’s great heroes have birthdays
On the 25th Happy Returns
To the immortal Robert Burns
Scotland’s Bard who wrote of Bonnie Doon’s Banks and Braes
His most notable work is called Tam O’Shanter
About Tam heading home to a lady who waited
“Gathering her brows like gathering storm
Nursing her wrath to keep it warm”
Small wonder poor Tam’s return was so belated
On the 8th it’s the great Jailhouse Rocker
Heartbreak Hotel Blue Suede Shoes Now or Never
We miss Elvis Aaron
Hound Dog Teddy Bear an’
The Guitar Man stays Young and Beautiful for ever
But there is one person AnElephant loves more
Than even these legends of music and poetry
The start of each year
Brings a smile and a tear
This month ends on Mummy Elephant’s birthday
anelephantcant 
The perfect one most of all, Mom! I couldn’t agree more with anelephantcan’t in his choice!
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I have a poem by Rabbie Burns … an ode to a haggis … on a plaque that I have with my tartan and crest. He is the best bard to ever come out of (or stay in) bonnie Scotland.
January is the first month of the year
It is the month where the new year turns
I am also the kind of bloke
Who can’t drink so I’ll have a coke
To celebrate the birth of Rabbie Burns
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Since January is named
After Janus looking forward
But also backward,
It is a time of reflection
For AnElephant’s affection
For the people he has named.
So it should be
Thinks Emmy.
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