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Poetry

Snapshot

Funny how a camera can lie.
I never was that slender, laughing girl
With speaking eyes and watching mouth.In the corner of the train
She sat and wondered
Where the others learnt the truth of youth.
She listened to their words,
But when her voice joined theirs
No-one heard her speak.
When their laughter soared
Above the engine’s roar, she felt afraid
And sought the stillness of the sea and stars
Beyond the window pane.
Sometimes she closed her eyes and dreamed
Of scented nights far from this damp and draughty land.
And they would turn and smile and take her hand.

Now I think I could begin to learn their game.
But it is too late.
I never was that slender, laughing girl.

Idioms

If you are over the hill :”Too Old”

If you do something once in a blue moon : “Rarely”

If you burn your boats :”Go too far to turn back”

If you are down in the mouth : “Sad”

If you are off Colour : “Felling unwell”

If you have cold feet : “Afraid of doing something”

Is pie in the sky : “An impossible dream”

If you lose your marbles : “Crazy”

What is a can of worms :”A controversial situation”