lisa reily Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/lisa-reily/ Trunkated tales, rumbling rhymes, and elephant art Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/elephantsnever.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-winter-logo-2019-20.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 lisa reily Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/lisa-reily/ 32 32 135387410 memories of snow https://elephantsnever.com/memories-of-snow/ https://elephantsnever.com/memories-of-snow/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00:40 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=2549 by Lisa Reily a blur of trees, branches thick with snow,bent with the weight of white. chocolate mud as we step from the businto a flurry of snowflakes,skidding our way to the café, passing fat stray dogswho know the food is bad enoughthat scraps are on their way. back on the bus to eat sesame bars,to sip hot coffee from Read More

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