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thistles

thistles you came into my worldlike sunshine on heatheron the slopes of Ben Lomondlike a soft windbringing springtimeto the Great Glen you enriched my lifelike a unicornbrightens a child’s dreamswith magic and joy and summer passedin a wondrous hazewhere thistlesmeek … Continue reading

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time

Click here to hear the poet read his words: time the poet remembers the old days when summers were long and hot he was young strong and immortal and time stood still or so he thought time presents us with … Continue reading

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AnElephant is Blowin’ in the Wind

AnElephantCant say he always misses Bonnie Scotland There are some aspects of his homeland he is happier without Like the hail and the sleet And the snow-frozen feet And that brisk wind that blows his trembling trunk inside out In … Continue reading

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La Gare – Sunday Photo Fiction

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

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Musical Misses Are Hits

AnElephantCant find himself a Dream Lover He is pretty sure he must be doing something quite wrong He gets vividly vicarious thrills From all these different delectable girls Who he meets in these predominantly popular songs Long ago there is … Continue reading

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AnElephant Makes Music Makes You Sick

AnElephantCant claim to be musical He warbles like a cat on a string You can’t recognise the noise That he makes with his voice But he still likes to hear other folk sing He is rubbish on all sorts of … Continue reading

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Sing a Song of ’60s

AnElephantCant believe what he’s saying If you remember the ‘60s then you’re in your 60s Perhaps not too well Because truth to tell A few folk are away with the pixies During this time of really great music One band … Continue reading

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