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Magic – Ligo Haibun Challenge
AnElephantCant keep travelling forever But he recently made a visit to Italy The folk are so nice No words can suffice He has never been treated more hospitably The Haibun Ligo Challenge is a weekly event hosted by Pontius Pirate … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, Haibun, Poetry, travel
Tagged Alps, asolo, atlantis, fairy, family, haiku, italy, Līgo Haībun Challenge, north italian plains, Poetry, short story, treviso, venice
16 Comments
Motherhood – Ligo Haibun Challenge
AnElephantCant do a rhyme this week The Haibun Ligo Challenge is a weekly event hosted by Ese and Pirate. Visit them for all the guidelines and background. This week’s prompt. Motherhood On a flying visit home he arranges to meet … Continue reading
Posted in Haibun
Tagged art gallery, daughter, Glasgow, haiku, kelvingrove, loss of child, Līgo Haībun Challenge, mother, motherhood, short story
11 Comments
Lost at Sea – Ligo Haibun Challenge
AnElephantCant remember last week’s haibun It is a mere bauble or perhaps a trinket Gone with the wind Because AnElephant sinned He writes it but then forgets to link it The Haibun Ligo Challenge is a weekly event now hosted … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, Haibun
Tagged boulders, breakwater, butterfly, current, haiku, homesick, lost at sea, Līgo Haībun Challenge, october, on the beach, rough shingle, short story
15 Comments
Treasure – Ligo Haibun Challenge
AnElephantCant hide his tears He can’t remember when he last shed so many What on earth will it take To replace the lovely Nightlake And his favourite of all bloggers sweet Penny The Haibun Ligo Challenge is a weekly event … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, Haibun
Tagged despair, fiction, German Shepherd, haiku, halcyon days, husky, jura mountains, juras, Līgo Haībun Challenge, mans best friend, short story, treasure, vidocq
22 Comments
The Swing Park – Ligo Haibun Challenge
AnElephantCant go on a swing This is quite hard for him to admit He does still aspire To go higher and higher But sadly his big bum can no longer fit This makes him want to give it a try … Continue reading
Torture – Ligo Haibun Challenge
AnElephantCant forget his childhood When he travels to so many schools It is never easy to be Big and grey – you see To be different is to break the first rule The Ligo Haibun Challenge is a weekly event … Continue reading
Posted in Haibun
Tagged being different, blue-eyed boy, brown eyed girl, haiku, hugs and kisses, light blue eyes, Līgo Haībun Challenge, mother and child, torture, twin babies, twins
17 Comments
Mud-luscious – Ligo Haibun Challenge
AnElephantCant do this week’s Haibun So he relates a true tale from long long ago It has way too many words So he apologises in verse And he understands if you just don’t want to know Travelling all week. Apologies. … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, Haibun
Tagged birthday party, dragons, five years old, flickr, haibun challenge, mammoths, nearly five, old grandpa, short story, tadpoles
33 Comments
The Path – Ligo Haibun Challenge
AnElephantCant tell which path to take He sometimes lacks common sense So with scarcely a sigh He takes the one less travelled by And that makes all the difference The Haibun Ligo Challenge is a weekly event hosted by the … Continue reading
Paradise – Ligo Haibun Challenge
AnElephantCant ever stop dreaming He can’t keep the smile from his eyes For what it is worth He knows here on earth Is where we can find Paradise The Ligo Haibun Challenge is a weekly event hosted by the wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, Haibun
Tagged alcatraz, cable car, french riviera, Glasgow, haibun challenge, ligo, mediterranean sea, paradise, provence, ps waverley, river clyde, San Francisco, short story
29 Comments
Eruption – Ligo Haibun Challenge
AnElephantCant remember so long ago To the time he first became a fan When The Prophet began To tell of the man The inspirational Khalil Gibran The Ligo Haibun Challenge is a weekly event hosted by AnElephant’s dearest friend Penny, … Continue reading
Posted in Haibun
Tagged anger, blooms, blossoms, eruption, haiku, khalil gibran, love, the prophet, volcano
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