Monthly Archives: July 2022

Scotland in November

Posted on July 27, 2022 by AnElephantCant

Scotland in November looking backit seems quite obviouswe were doomedbefore we started so very far apartculturally andgeographically but we had so muchtogetherlaughterand passionand all that love so many great timesand those special momentsI’ll always remember but the passion fadedand the … Continue reading →

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I wrote a poem

Posted on July 23, 2022 by AnElephantCant

I wrote a poem I read a poem yesterdayit nearly broke my heartit spoke of lovers loved and lostthey lived too far apart I read a poem yesterdayit said she won’t live foreverbut she makes the world a better placeplease … Continue reading →

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bouchon

Posted on July 16, 2022 by AnElephantCant

bouchon I’m standing at a bus stoptwenty minutes from homethe reasons don’t matterno sign of scheduled servicealready long overduethe traffic is nose to nosemile after milebarely movingnothing happeningother than tempers risinglike the temperaturebecause mid-June at La Fouxnear St Tropezis blindingly … Continue reading →

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bird

Posted on July 10, 2022 by AnElephantCant

bird waves rumbleround the rocksin November sunshine I sitgazing at the Mediterraneanmy mindfar awayacross the planetor somewheredeep inside myselfwhen I seeoverheada solitary bird a waterfowlperhapsa Canada Goose a memory stirsI start to smileandmy heart sings Click here to hear the … Continue reading →

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back to Glasgow

Posted on July 3, 2022 by AnElephantCant

back to Glasgow as I walk the beachesof the Côte d’Azuror swim in the warmthof the Mediterraneanmy favourite of all seasmy thoughts still sometimessurprise me by driftingback to Glasgow I write every dayand most stories are situatedin Medville in the … Continue reading →

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