Gruff the Tragic Wagon
The Magic Dragon by AnElephantCant AnElephantCant stay downhearted for too long He can lift his spirits whenever he feels them start sagging He just sings along To his bestest favouritest song He knows...
View ArticleAnElephant, Charlie Chaplin and Tarzan
a pelican playing volleyball by Phil Burns AnElephantCant fly like a kite And as a sailor he is all at sea This may sound familiar But is it much sillier Than standing up in a hammock drinking tea...
View ArticleAnElephantCant Ever Forget
AnElephantCant always remember He has a great memory and yet Sometimes he finds A thought stays in his mind Simply because he forgets to forget AnElephant is no longer a youngster He lives for a...
View ArticleAnElephant in AnElevator
AnElevator by Phil Burns AnElephantCant be unhappy with his laid back lifestyle He normally has more sunny smiles and less fearsome frowns But nevertheless Like everyone else He occasionally suffers...
View ArticleAnElephant’s Fish Kiss Wish List
Underwater by Emma, friend of AnElephant AnElephantCant finesse fun-finned fishies Although he is not so sure about shadowy Sharks He does want to know If a Catfish says miaow And he is curious to...
View ArticleAnElephant Wrassles with Facile Sandcastles
Castles in the Air by AnElephantCant AnElephantCant stay away from la plage He reclines in the sunshine with no worries or hassles What gives him great pleasure As he ponders at leisure Is watching...
View ArticleAnElephant is Distressed at Eye Test Request
Is it a sausage? by Phil Burns AnElephantCant even spell aquarium The fancy tank thing that some folk keep a wee fishy in But that is a red herring Has absolutely no bearing On this post he only says...
View ArticleMagical Mystery Doer
Mammoth Magic by Phil Burns AnElephantCant claim he’s a poet Some of his rhymes are a mixture of cataclysmic catastrophe and terrible tragedy But nevertheless He wriggles out of this mess And comes...
View ArticleAnElephant is Blowin’ in the Wind
Blowin’ in the Wind by Phil Burns AnElephantCant say he always misses Bonnie Scotland There are some aspects of his homeland he is happier without Like the hail and the sleet And the snow-frozen feet...
View ArticleDid July When You Said You Loved Me?
July by Phil Burns (and AnElephantCant) AnElephantCant always be original Both his readers think that is hardly worth a mention He may be a bit of a dunce But of all thirteen or so months The seventh...
View ArticleLucky Armour – Sunday Photo Fiction
AnElephantCant tell you how delighted he is He just has a mammoth happy attack He says cheerio And thank you to Joe But he is dead chuffed that his ol’ pal Al is back This is a weekly invitation to...
View ArticleSt Andra’s Fault
For copyright information please click on image AnElephantCant tell you too much About St Andrew who is Scotland’s Patron Saint According to tittle tattle He won us a battle So we seem to have no cause...
View ArticleAnElephant and a Sanity Clause
Merry Christmas by Phil Burns AnElephantCant stay calm when it’s Xmas If anything he acts even dafter As the seasonal bells jingle He feels his tactile trunk tingle And his ears flap with joy at the...
View ArticleR.I.P. Starman
Starman by Phil Burns AnElephantCant stop loving Mr Bowie Although his name is too difficult to rhyme His music is amazing If perhaps slightly crazy Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes but I can’t trace time...
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