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The Wild Boar

The Wild Boar I dream I am a wild boar, a powerful, magnificent beast with mighty tusks. I charge through the hills, the forests, the fields, afraid of nothing. Then I see another boar. He is about ten times my … Continue reading

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Christmas Haibun

AnElephantCant forget Santa time So he writes this piece of whimsy He is still plotting To hang up his stocking Although he does not have a chimney Xmas in Isipingo Life in South Africa in 1958 is quite different from … Continue reading

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These Books Are Made For Walking

AnElephantCant always be factual He suffers from a terrible affliction By hook or by crook He gets into a book And rambles around in a world of pure fiction He has daily Adventures like Tom Sawyer Like Huck he has … Continue reading

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