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the sky
Click here to hear the poet read his words: the sky the poet loves to contemplate the sky though most folk say it is over my head I like to savour each drop as I gaze lazily up unless of course … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged mediterranean, nostalgia, poem, poetry, red planet, scotland, sky, starry night, van gogh, vincent
4 Comments
angels died
I thought we’d paint all heaven’s glory created by Pablo’s insight instead we redraw Vincent’s story of that longest of starless nights I thought we’d soar wondrous in sunlight multi-hued as love’s butterfly instead we plummet like unstringed kite unable … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged angels died, homer, john steinbeck, mediterranean, picasso, poem, poetry, strauss, van gogh, viennese waltz, vincent
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Home Again – Haibun Thinking
AnElephantCant remember forever Maybe just 1 or 2 hundred years But though he is old His humour’s not cold His rhymes still reduce strong men and he hopes pretty ladies to tears AnElephant makes another interminable assault on this great … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, haibun
Tagged durban natal, haibun, haibun thinking, haiku, home is where, port elizabeth, self portrait, shillings and pence, south africa, starry night, van gogh, vincent
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The Coffee of Great Art
AnElephantCant help wondering how the great Pablo Represents that staple of civilisation the coffee Does his cubist view Show the cream shining through Or is it plain black or flat white or all frothy He shows how the cup sees … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, humour, Paintings and Drawings
Tagged auguste, claude, clouds in coffee, cubist, da vinci, impressionist, la gioconda, leonardo, mona lisa, monet, pablo, picasso, renoir, rhyme, starry night, van gogh, vincent
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And Every Step is Neatly Planned for a Poet …
AnElephantCant stay in Scotland much longer Where he heads off to now nobody knows He is looking quite smart As he makes a fresh start With new luggage and some real cool new clothes Well okay he already tells you … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, france, humour
Tagged cassis, cezanne, chateau d'if, cypress trees, France, la med, le montagne st victoire, marseille, mediterranean, rat-rhyme, scotland, scottish colourists, starry night, van gogh, vincent
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A Surreal Snowball
AnElephantCant say he knows anything About talented artists and sculptors He doesn’t know if there’s any Difference between Monet and Manet He unfortunately just isn’t too cultured But he ponders great art when it’s cold out And he polishes up … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, humour
Tagged ballerinas, cubism, degas, gauguin, henry moore, impressionism, manet, monet, picasso, renoir, rodin, the thinker, van gogh, vincent
20 Comments
Likes Trikes Dislikes Bikes
AnElephantCant deny he is fussy He has jazillions of strange likes and dislikes Such as jigsaws of course Or a red rocking horse And aeroplanes but not mountain bikes He enjoys playing in the park in the sunshine With his … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, humour
Tagged dali, dinosaurs, dragons, french mustard, ice cream, iguana, jelly and custard, mammoth, midges, turtles, van gogh, vincent
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