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Things – Friday Fictioneers
Friday Fictioneers is hosted by the wonderful Rochelle, the undisputed master of what I call Sound Bite Fiction.She sets the weekly challenge, the standard, and the prompt photo.The idea, as always, is to write a story of around 100 words … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Fictioneer
Tagged 100 words, Bobby Darin, capri, flash fiction, friday fictioneers, Greek islands, honeymoon, ibiza, short story, sound bite fiction, st tropez, things
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Down – Friday Fictioneers
Friday Fictioneers is hosted by the wonderful Rochelle, the undisputed master of what I call Sound Bite Fiction.She sets the weekly challenge, the standard, and the prompt photo.The idea, as always, is to write a story of around 100 words … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Fictioneer
Tagged 100 words, bankrupt, flash fiction, friday fictioneers, hogmanay, Scotland, short story, sound bite fiction, suicide, vertigo
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cicadas
Click here to hear the poet read his words: cicadas cliffssteep and rockyenclosea crescent of sandkissedby murmuring watersof sinuoussun-sparkled seaa cloudless blueMediterranean skylazesover the beachhushedby the softbut constant soundof breaking waveswhite flecked courierssand swishingpebbles tricklingrocks rumblingand yetcicadason olive and pine … Continue reading
Posted in AnElephantCant, Poetry
Tagged calanque, cicadas, mediterranean, mermaid, olive, pine tree, poem, Poetry
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Santa on the Med – Haibun Thinking
AnElephantCant get excited about Christmas He is now so far from his beautiful boy But in Medville it is fun To see Santa run And the kiddies all react with great joy AnElephant makes another unseasonable assault on this great … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, Haibun
Tagged christmas, disco, dodgems, fun run, haibun thinking, haiku, santa, short story, xmas
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Do They Know It’s Xmas – Haibun Thinking
AnElephantCant make a rhyme this week It seems he just isn’t inclined It’s that time of year Which traditionally brings good cheer So perhaps he has too much on his mind AnElephant makes another uninspired assault on this great weekly … Continue reading
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 thinking, haiku, home is where, port elizabeth, self portrait, shillings and pence, south africa, starry night, van gogh, vincent
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On Being Nomadic – Haibun Thinking
AnElephantCant deny he gets restless You might even describe him as a nomad He is peripatetic But he trusts not emetic And his life as the Scots say is still no’ bad AnElephant makes another indecipherable assault on this great … Continue reading
Fences – Haibun Thinking
AnElephantCant stand enclosed spaces He needs room to breathe to make him feel all right When he is somewhere Without enough air He starts to feel closster um klaustra er up-tight AnElephant makes another undistinguished assault on this great weekly … Continue reading
Man’s Inhumanity to Man Makes Countless Thousands Mourn*
I have seen them in many parts of the world. From Scotland to Canada and the USA. From France to Australia. Each one rips at my soul. But the saddest thing about War Memorials, strangely enough, is not the heart-breaking … Continue reading
Posted in Haibun
Tagged Australia, Canada, france, great war, november 11, remembrance day, robert burns, Scotland, usa, veterans day, war memorial, world war 1
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The Ripple – Haibun Thinking
AnElephantCant walk on water Although he does cut quite a dash But what do you think Does he really sink Or does he simply create the most mammoth splash AnElephant makes another indefatigable assault on this great weekly challenge hosted … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, Haibun
Tagged action and reaction, cause and effect, flash fiction, haibun thinking, haiku, impulsive, mediterranean, restless heart, short story
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