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Ups and Downs and Roundabouts
AnElephantCant stop circling around roundabouts Sometimes he enjoys the sound of repeated repetition (sorry, ignore that line, read this one instead, okay) They are just great when you want to work out your position But what he finds totally beguiling … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, france, humour
Tagged aix, aix-en-provence, analogy, butterflies, circle of life, cours mirabeau, fountain, France, free parking, medville, provence, rhyme, roundabout
14 Comments
Elephants ‘R’ Us
AnElephantCant keep it a secret Pachyderms come in many different shapes and sizes The little dudes up above Who you just gotta love Look a certainty to stroll off with all the prizes Acrobatics are not normally a strong point … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, france, humour
Tagged acrobatics, asolo, doorstop dumpy, France, italy, loxodontile, milan, nice, pachyderm, poetry, ramatuelle, rhyme, venice
16 Comments
Drifting
drifting floating rocking gently on a raft on the Med in the sun hearing gentle murmuring lapping silver waves seeing azure skies tiny clouds drifting floating rocking like guesses in shapes elephants rabbits and doggies dinosaurs careless as in without … Continue reading
Posted in france, Poetry
Tagged careless, dinosaurs, doggies, drifting, elephants, floating, free form, murmuring, on a raft, on the Med, poetry, rabbits, rocking, silver waves, without a care
16 Comments
Chanson d’UnElephant
AnElephantCant claim to be musical You know that he can’t sing or dance But that does not stop him Describing the rhythm That for him is the sound of Provence Les cigales are what we call cicadas They create their … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, france
Tagged children's laughter, cicadas, cigales, France, land of romance, mediterranean, motos, poetry, provence, rhymes, timbals, tymbals, whispering sand
14 Comments
AnElephant Bags a Baguette
AnElephantCant describe a Boulangerie* Though you know he is jolly well going to try But your bums can unclench He won’t do it in French He doesn’t even know the word for a pie A baker’s shop here is a … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, france, humour
Tagged baguette, bakers shop, boulangerie, cornucopia, croissant, fairy's kiss, France, house of pain, pastry, poetry, rhymes, tarte aux pommes
3 Comments
AnElephant in the Room
AnElephantCant find the words for his friend Emmy For helping him out when his plans fall apart He tells the whole blogging world About this wonderful girl Whom he thanks from the bottom of his heart At a time when … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, france, humour, Poetry
Tagged berger allemand, Cordon bleu chef, french cuisine, french intellectual, friendship, la mer, peripatetic, piscine, poetry, the med
15 Comments
How Not to Speak Foreign – AnElephant’s Guide
AnElephantCant teach you to speak foreign You are better to get Berlitz to do that He gives you some hints Not as many as vingt (20, okay?) So you are not as dumb as a chien or a cat It … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, france, humour
Tagged berlitz, bonjour, flap your arms, foreign language, french grammar, mastodon, otherly, poetry, rhyme, speak fluent, speak french, speak loudly, vingt
21 Comments
AnElephant’s Office Rocker
AnElephantCant ever deny that His working hours might be best described as somewhat intermittent He starts when he starts And quite often departs Before he even bothers to switch on his high-priced hi-tech equipment He is not a big fan … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, france, humour
Tagged email, ether space, google, hi-tech, internet, john lennon, mediterranean, microsoft word, modern technology, poetry, rhyme, short hand, software geek
24 Comments
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