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AnElephant Unglues a little Giant
AnElephantCant create rhymes like he used to He knows how wibbly wobbly this one looks He expects to get flak But he has to go back To the long ago time when he writes Children’s Books AnElephant remembers those good … Continue reading
Haibun Thinking about Haibun Thinking
AnElephantCant deny it His poor old mammoth heart is sinking Al isn’t here is he He is much too busy So he has sadly but hopefully only temporarily given up Haibun Thinking AnElephant decides to continue his one-pachyderm assault on … Continue reading
Olive Olive Oh!
AnElephantCant say what he prefers most He loves each thing that grows and all things that live But he plans to be brave And confess that his new fave Is no longer peanuts but the magical Mediterranean olive Now it … Continue reading
Tortoises Porpoises and AnElephant
AnElephantCant always be patient With the sort of creatures that make deafeningly loud noises Trumpet and roar and cause a riot When he prefers peace and quiet And this is why he absolutely loves the silence of tortoises* They don’t … Continue reading
Razzmatazz at Alcatraz
AnElephantCant contain his excitement He packs his wooden leg and spare dentures He is flying away For a month and a day On a mammoth trans-Atlantic adventure He is going to San Francisco He is sure to wear flowers in … Continue reading
Pancakes on the Roof
Roses are Red Violets are Refrigeration Aliens don’t wear hats! AnElephantCant tell you how lucky he is With the more talented much fairer sex He isn’t good looking He is hopeless at cooking And he is clueless at reading sub-text … Continue reading
AnElephant In Love – Food for Thought
AnElephantCant forget his first true love This young lady tied his trunk in wee knots She made his heart sing She had everything Plus an inexhaustible supply of fresh peanuts She was as generous as she was lovely It seemed … Continue reading
A Breakfast Serial
Well. Well, well. Well, well, well. (as the human pyramid said when asked where oil comes from) You lot have really done it now. You will all be familiar with the expression ‘An Elephant in the Room’. And you … Continue reading