Tag Archives: st tropez

bouchon

Posted on July 16, 2022 by AnElephantCant

bouchon I’m standing at a bus stoptwenty minutes from homethe reasons don’t matterno sign of scheduled servicealready long overduethe traffic is nose to nosemile after milebarely movingnothing happeningother than tempers risinglike the temperaturebecause mid-June at La Fouxnear St Tropezis blindingly … Continue reading →

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if I could

Posted on May 16, 2022 by AnElephantCant

if I could if I could live my lifeagainthere are so many thingsI’d try to dodifferently like spend less timechasing rainbowsand morejust holding you like stopsearching vast Highland meadowsfor a unicorn to rideand wandering round Scalpsie Bayseeking mermaidsto dance with … Continue reading →

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drowning

Posted on June 22, 2019 by AnElephantCant

Click here to hear the poet read his words: drowning I wander by the sea wall around the port of St Tropez the mist drifts soft across the gulf the coast like you seems far away two anchors sprawl across … Continue reading →

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dancing anchors

Posted on January 16, 2016 by AnElephantCant

Ear Phones Recommended: I climb onto the sea wall around the port of St Tropez the mist drifts soft across the gulf the coast like you seems far away two anchors sprawl across the rocks tempted lovers touching hands I … Continue reading →

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forgetting

Posted on November 1, 2014 by AnElephantCant

the sun cowers behind black rain clouds the sky appears more blue the wind moans through the pine trees perhaps they are all missing you the waves sweep up regardless wipe the sand clear of every clue the pebbles rumble … Continue reading →

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Life is Short – Haibun Thinking Weekly Challenge

Posted on January 22, 2014 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant write this on time He is kinda busy yesterday Instead of this post He travels down the coast And spends a day wandering around old St Tropez So, as a junior member of the supporting cast in Al’s brilliant … Continue reading →

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Do You Know the Way to St Tropez

Posted on October 11, 2013 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant always use public transport He does not like to cause too much of a fuss But now and again He gets on a train Or takes a wee trip down the coast on a bus He feels it is … Continue reading →

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Hyères* Today Gone Tomorrow

Posted on July 30, 2013 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant help being confused As he encounters all these strange places and names Not just in Provence But all over France Starting way up north with Laon and Reims He sets off on a marathon TGV journey Near Besançon he … Continue reading →

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