Monthly Archives: May 2014

once there is a tree

Posted on May 31, 2014 by AnElephantCant

once there is a tree in a verdant field of grass standing tall and happily watching decades pass in the field are hosts of poppies to delight uncounted butterflies pollinating happily no hint of tears or sighs the butterfly epitomises … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged butterfly, field of grass, nightmare, poem, poetry, poppies, the terror within, tree, verdant | 8 Comments

AnElephant is Distressed at Eye Test Request

Posted on May 30, 2014 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant even spell aquarium The fancy tank thing that some folk keep a wee fishy in But that is a red herring Has absolutely no bearing On this post he only says it for a rhyme for optician Because AnElephant … Continue reading →

Posted in Daft Rhymes | Tagged alligator, aquarium, blind as a bat, crocodile tears, eye test, mole, optician, platypus, red herring, rhyme, rhymes, steve mcqueen | 9 Comments

Bicycle Pumped – Friday Fictioneers

Posted on May 28, 2014 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant pretend he is perfect But he usually writes the exact number of words Sadly this week he blunders Uses way more than 100 But it gives him an excuse for this execrable verse Once again it is Friday Fictioneer … Continue reading →

Posted in Daft Rhymes, Friday Fictioneer | Tagged 100 words, bicycle, explosion of laughter, flash fiction, friday fictioneers, german caravan, mind the gap, roundabout, school bus, short story, speed thrills, wind in the teeth | 79 Comments

Hill Towns – Haibun Thinking

Posted on May 27, 2014 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant claim he is supersonic But he does like to wander around Down here in Provence There is no time for yawns He gives you a glimpse of a few spectacular hill towns Yep, he is still doing it. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Daft Rhymes, haibun | Tagged Bormes les Mimosas, castles, dumbarton, edinburgh, eilean donan, flash fiction, gassin, grimaud, haibun, haibun thinking, haiku, inverness, mediterranean, provence, ramatuelle, scotland, stirling | 1 Comment

La Gare – Sunday Photo Fiction

Posted on May 25, 2014 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant be mistaken for an encyclopaedia There are some things that not even he knows But this time he’s not wrong In the words of Bob’s song You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows This … Continue reading →

Posted in Daft Rhymes, Other Fiction | Tagged 100 words, bob dylan, flash fiction, great war, home for xmas, photo fiction, queen victoria, short story, so in love, station master's daughter, subterranean homesick blues, Sunday Photo Fiction, weathervane | 6 Comments

the lachrymose nephologist

Posted on May 24, 2014 by AnElephantCant

A cloud floats wispy high and white Pure in a clean blue sky A sky too blue to shed a tear A sky that can never cry The cloud now sees another there Pure in a clean blue sky … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged allegory, arran, bute, clear blue sky, lachrymose, loch lomond, nephologist, nephology, poem, poetry, tears that dry | 2 Comments

AnElephant Wrassles with Facile Sandcastles

Posted on May 23, 2014 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant stay away from la plage He reclines in the sunshine with no worries or hassles What gives him great pleasure As he ponders at leisure Is watching little kiddies building mighty sandcastles They begin with a structure like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Daft Rhymes, france, Stuff for Children | Tagged castles in the air, charles rennie mackintosh, days of old, dinosaur bones, France, knights were bold, la plage, mediterranean, rapunzel, rhyme, rhymes, sandcastle, the beach | 4 Comments

19th September 2014 – Friday Fictioneer

Posted on May 21, 2014 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant always write fiction About a candlestickmaker a baker or a butcher But there is no looking back Today he writes fact Although his tale is set a few months in the future Once again it is Friday Fictioneer time. … Continue reading →

Posted in Daft Rhymes, Friday Fictioneer | Tagged 100 words, 300 years, flash fiction, glasgow, loch katrine, loch lomond, referendum, scotland, scottish independence, september 18, short story, trossachs, vote yes, yes is the word | 65 Comments

A Dog in the Life – Haibun Thinking

Posted on May 20, 2014 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant always be working Some folk even accuse him of skiving That is Scots for being lazy Ah so what says he He still writes his weekly Tuesday Haibun Still motivated by the temporarily suspended Haibun Thinking produced by his … Continue reading →

Posted in Daft Rhymes, haibun | Tagged a day in the life, a dog's life, flash fiction, haibun, haibun thinking, haiku, mediterranean, scotland, short story, toulon | 8 Comments

Rough Water – Sunday Photo Fiction

Posted on May 18, 2014 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant always be inspired Although some weeks he gets somewhat excited But last Sunday’s wee story Wins him in so much glory That he is beginning to wish he doesn’t write it This is a weekly invitation to write a … Continue reading →