Tag Archives: italy

family

Posted on September 15, 2019 by AnElephantCant

Click here to hear the poet read his words: family in a house on the outskirts of a medieval village built on Roman baths looking across the North Italian plains to the sharpened Alps to Atlantean Venice and to the … Continue reading →

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fragments

Posted on November 19, 2016 by AnElephantCant

Click here to hear the poem read aloud: is this the way to heaven can I find it at last in her deep brown eyes can she lead me there step by small step or is she a devil in … Continue reading →

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asolo

Posted on November 28, 2015 by AnElephantCant

in a house on the outskirts of a medieval village built on Roman baths looking across the North Italian plains to the sharpened Alps to Atlantean Venice and to the Val dee Fade the Valley of the Fairies where the … Continue reading →

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Fragments

Posted on January 11, 2014 by AnElephantCant

Is this the way to heaven Can I find it at last deep in her brown eyes Can she lead me there step by small step Or is she a devil in an angel’s disguise Is she able to release … Continue reading →

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Black and White and Red All Over

Posted on December 27, 2013 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant help being colour blind It isn’t as bad as being flatulent or dead But he is just back from Italy Where quite unconditionally His breakfast croissant is served with Orange Juice that is RED Perhaps for some of you … Continue reading →

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Into Italy Intermittently

Posted on December 5, 2013 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant ever stop travelling So he spends a short time in idyllic Italy He only speaks 3 or 4 words None of them useful nouns or verbs No one minds they still treat him humongousorially hospitably He visits friends in … Continue reading →

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Un Petit Bisou* From Me to You

Posted on November 9, 2013 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant hide his embarrassment He thinks he just had a very close squeak To his great surprise Two friendly French guys Give him a smile and a hug and a kiss on each cheek Now in Scotland this is considered … Continue reading →

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Magic – Ligo Haibun Challenge

Posted on November 8, 2013 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant keep travelling forever But he recently made a visit to Italy The folk are so nice No words can suffice He has never been treated more hospitably The Haibun Ligo Challenge is a weekly event hosted by Pontius Pirate … Continue reading →

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Elephants ‘R’ Us

Posted on October 19, 2013 by AnElephantCant

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 →

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European in the Dark Here

Posted on April 30, 2013 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant deny he’s a strange dude Who runs this daft blog as a sideline This beau European Siempre agreeing Considers linguistics as merely a guideline A fluent speaker of what he calls Eurinal Employing words from each modern language His … Continue reading →

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