Tag Archives: summer

when you left

Posted on December 8, 2018 by AnElephantCant

Click here to hear the poet read his words: when you left when you left you took the sunshine you took the summer and the spring you took the daffodils and daisies you took the songs the songbirds sing you … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged icy blast, lost love, poem, poetry, songbird, summer, when you left, you took | 2 Comments

Lazy Hazy Freezy Days of Summer

Posted on April 22, 2013 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant live without sunshine Perhaps because he is growing old Although it is now spring He still needs something To keep out the interminable cold Maybe he should pop back to San Fran And spend some more time on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Daft Rhymes, humour | Tagged aegean, bay, crete, France, greece, greek islands, italian, italy, kos, lazy hazy crazy days of summer, mediterranean, nat king cole, san francisco, scotland, summer, summertime blues, xante | 11 Comments

Owed to Autumn – 1p

Posted on September 25, 2012 by AnElephantCant

With thanks and sincere apologies to John Keats (1795 – 1821), an English Romantic poet, who clearly did nothing to deserve that his beautiful words be treated so badly. Season of mixed and muddled metaphors Not even sure what you … Continue reading →

Posted in Daft Rhymes, humour, Scottish Stuff, funny and serious | Tagged autumn, fall, keats, poet, scotland, spring, summer, winter | 6 Comments

Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it

Posted on September 18, 2012 by AnElephantCant

These 4 pictures were taken within the space of 1 minute on Sunday afternoon, September 16th. From almost exactly the same spot. Our thanks to the incomparable Mark Twain for the Subject quote above. AnElephantCant understand weather In fact he … Continue reading →

Posted in Daft Rhymes, humour, Scottish Stuff, funny and serious | Tagged boreas, hailstorm, rain, seasons, storm, summer, sun, thor, thunder, weather, zeus | 4 Comments

Summertime and the living is mince

Posted on August 31, 2012 by AnElephantCant

Summer in Scotland Wind rain storm no tornado Don’t you just love it

Posted in Poetry, Satire, Scottish Stuff, funny and serious | Tagged rain, scotland, storms, summer | 2 Comments

Very Much Not the Olympics

Posted on July 27, 2012 by AnElephantCant

AnElephantCant be bothered with this nonsense He thinks he’ll just ignore it himself It is totally absurd With a list of banned words Like London Summer Olympic Games 2012 Yes these words are all quite forbidden By … Continue reading →

Posted in Daft Rhymes | Tagged 2012, brave, caber, cowal, dunoon, games, gathering, haggis, highland, hulk, kilt, london, olympics, pibroch, porridge, sassenach, summer, wrestling | 4 Comments

Gelastic

Posted on July 15, 2012 by AnElephantCant

The girls in summer dresses Are strolling in the streets The man you ask the questions Hands out answers just like sweets But he answers you in riddles That don’t make any sense And the girls all merge together In … Continue reading →