It's Prosery today at dVerse, and Lillian has given us If you are a dreamer, come in from a Shel Silverstein poem to be included in our prosery. I played with some idioms, which fascinate me, for a succinct bit of nonsense advice....influenced by Silverstein himself. Submitted to dVerse April 12, 2021
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IDIOMATIC ADVICE
Don't judge a book by its cover. Watch out for truth seekers, tale spinners,
losers and winners, black sheep, lovers and dreamers. There’s more than
meets the eye, and smooth talkers are a dime a dozen. If you’re a dreamer,
come in, but they'll have a nail in your coffin before you can hit the sack.
Take it down a notch, zip your lip, and play safe. Good things come to him
who waits ……if he’s not riding the elephant in the room.
A great take on the prompt! I was a bit disappointed with the advice to take it down a notch, zip your lip and play it safe....and then I read the last statement and you had me grinning ear to ear! Really enjoyed this!
ReplyDeletewhy am i the one normally the one riding the elephant? loved this
ReplyDeleteLots of cautionary idioms in there
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Much💛love
Would riding the elephant be better or worse than ignoring it? Similar to taking the bull by the horns I suppose.
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