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Monthly Archives: November 2014
The Tunnel – Sunday Photo Fiction
AnElephantCant imitate a steam ship His trunk is a feebly unconvincing funnel So if he can’t sail He must go by rail He pretends he’s a choo-choo chugging along through the Chunnel This is a weekly invitation to write a … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, Other Fiction
Tagged 150 words, bad crowd, bridge, channel tunnel, chunnel, flash fiction, serenade, short story, Sunday Photo Fiction, sweet guitar, tunnel, young love
6 Comments
heaven is gone
once I lived in Paradise a land blessed with the sun but November came with cold east wind and now heaven is gone once I danced with angels swam with mermaids just for fun but they no longer visit here … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged butterfly, cold east wind, dance with angels, ephemeral, golden daffodils, heaven is gone, mediterranean, mermaids, paradise, perfect girl, poem, poetry, rainbows
16 Comments
The Suburbs – Sunday Photo Fiction
AnElephantCant climb a tree If he is a monkey then that is just fine But as he is a heffelump He falls down with a bump He prefers to sit quietly and unadventurously and enjoy the pleasant autumn sunshine This … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, Other Fiction
Tagged 150 words, boredom, breaking point, flash fiction, government office, local library, routine, short story, sisters, suburbs, Sunday Photo Fiction, unmarried
9 Comments
The Stranger
in the night the dreams return eliminate all scents and flavours I hear the words of Leonard Cohen I told you when I came I was a stranger I live my life as each one must I stumble in and … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged a stranger, canadian, Dianne Lawrence, in the night, leonard cohen, poem, poetry, recent songs, the ghosts return, the stranger song
1 Comment
Car Repair – Friday Fictioneers
AnElephantCant be a mechanic With technical stuff – and grammar – he gets totally losted He is seldom inspired More often just tyred In fact today you might say he’s exhausted Once again it is Friday Fictioneer time. The Henry … Continue reading
Fences – Haibun Thinking
AnElephantCant stand enclosed spaces He needs room to breathe to make him feel all right When he is somewhere Without enough air He starts to feel closster um klaustra er up-tight AnElephant makes another undistinguished assault on this great weekly … Continue reading
The Ghosts – Sunday Photo Fiction
AnElephantCant eat Corn Flakes for breakfast And here in France he cannot buy Ricicles But even after the storm He finds it quite warm He does not agree that icicles are twicicles as nicicles* *AnElephant plagiarises a TV advert which is familiar … Continue reading
solar flare
In his dream the car won’t start He tries it many times A sudden roar Then dead once more His frustration slowly climbs When he awakes it is still in his mind He sees his lap top sitting open Each … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged change is coming, confusion, frustration, laptop, mediterranean, poem, poetry, provence, solar flare, the times they are a-changing, unconfined
2 Comments
LAX – Friday Fictioneers
AnElephantCant be in a movie Although he has a quite marvellous talent for acting He is a Hollywood star Like his cousin Babar If he does not find cameras and lights so distracting Once again it is Friday Fictioneer time. … Continue reading
Man’s Inhumanity to Man Makes Countless Thousands Mourn*
I have seen them in many parts of the world. From Scotland to Canada and the USA. From France to Australia. Each one rips at my soul. But the saddest thing about War Memorials, strangely enough, is not the heart-breaking … Continue reading
Posted in haibun
Tagged australia, canada, France, great war, november 11, remembrance day, robert burns, scotland, usa, veterans day, war memorial, world war 1
5 Comments
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