Tag Archives: life

a life in the day

Posted on November 4, 2022 by AnElephantCant

a life in the day this morningthe sun shoneand it was hot and lasted foreverbecause I had so much to dorunning learning and laughing this afternoonthere was a mixof blue sky and cloudsand the time flew bybecause I had so … Continue reading →

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poetry

Posted on April 17, 2022 by AnElephantCant

poetry people ask whyI write poetryand I sayI don’t thinkI do I just write wordsin an attemptoften futileto make sense of thingslikethe worldmy lifeother peopleand me and sometimeswhat I writeturns out to bemore like a poemthan a story whyI can’t … Continue reading →

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today

Posted on July 12, 2020 by AnElephantCant

Click here to hear the poet read his words: today all through my life I feel the same yesterday lasts for far too long tomorrow probably never appears it is not only today that is wrong a week can be … Continue reading →

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I look back

Posted on July 6, 2020 by AnElephantCant

Click here to hear the poet read his words: I look back sometimes when I look back on my life I see the choices I had and the decisions I made and my heart sighs I see the smiling faces … Continue reading →

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life and a 3-legged dog

Posted on May 17, 2020 by AnElephantCant

Click here to hear the poet read his words: life and a 3-legged dog I can tell from his skin grey and tired his hair long unwashed his clothes worn and grimy that he has no home he walks the … Continue reading →

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dream of life

Posted on October 5, 2019 by AnElephantCant

Click here to hear the poet read his words: dream of life is this my life a dream so sweet or is it real and then when I awaken from my dream does my life come to an end I … Continue reading →

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life and a 3-legged dog

Posted on January 24, 2015 by AnElephantCant

I can tell from his skin grey and tired his hair long unwashed his clothes worn and grimy that he has no home he walks the quayside probably seeking a place to sleep shelter from the rain wind driven from … Continue reading →

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Time in Rhyme

Posted on May 10, 2013 by AnElephantCant

Once when time was long and slow AnElephant decides that he must go Back to the start of everything Back to where all life begins He knows he cannot bottle time It slips through fingers and through minds It can’t … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Goma

Posted on July 13, 2012 by AnElephantCant

My friend the artist Views life quite differently And paints as he sees

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