Tag Archives: provence

under the bridge

Posted on March 31, 2018 by AnElephantCant

Click here to hear the poet read his verse: under the bridge the sunlight dances in the stream like your sparkling eyes that so bewitch the springtime sky is golden blue and the shy moon hides under the bridge the … Continue reading →

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The Photographer – Sunday Photo Fiction

Posted on March 15, 2015 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant walk a tight rope The idea quite frankly appals But squeeze him in a barrel And with no hint of a quarrel He happily plunges over the Falls This is a weekly invitation to write a short piece of … Continue reading →

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closed door

Posted on December 6, 2014 by AnElephantCant

I remember the day that you left me and the last thing that I ever heard the door that you slammed behind you why didn’t you tell me you cared all the years that we spent together I thought you … Continue reading →

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solar flare

Posted on November 15, 2014 by AnElephantCant

In his dream the car won’t start He tries it many times A sudden roar Then dead once more His frustration slowly climbs When he awakes it is still in his mind He sees his lap top sitting open Each … Continue reading →

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Wine Cellar – Friday Fictioneers

Posted on September 24, 2014 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant always write a new rhyme Sometimes he can’t write anything useful at all Do you think he is wrong To steal words from a song When the bottles are not green and they do not hang on a wall … Continue reading →

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Flight of Fancy – Sunday Photo Fiction

Posted on August 10, 2014 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant drive an aeroplane He is not designed to be a pilot He has got such big ears And from what he hears Pilots who fly lots quite often hit the high spots This is a weekly invitation to write a short piece … Continue reading →

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anchored

Posted on June 7, 2014 by AnElephantCant

at the end of the pier rests an anchor ancient and huge and rusted a relic of an era sadly disappeared when I believed that your word could be trusted the buoys stretch on lines across the bay a plane … Continue reading →

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Hill Towns – Haibun Thinking

Posted on May 27, 2014 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant claim he is supersonic But he does like to wander around Down here in Provence There is no time for yawns He gives you a glimpse of a few spectacular hill towns Yep, he is still doing it. The … Continue reading →

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For Whom the Bell Tolls – Friday Fictioneers

Posted on February 20, 2014 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant be on time this week His life does not fit into compartments So he apologises And as the sun rises He continues to search for a new apartment Once again it is Friday Fictioneer time. Where our appealing hostess … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Town – Haibun

Posted on January 2, 2014 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant stand loud noises He even has a quite quiet and hushful trumpet There is no standing ovation When to his great consternation The giraffe next door acquires a drum kit A Quiet Town The fountain under the lights reflects … Continue reading →

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