Wayward Word

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chose the topic.....'costume'.

WAYWARD WORD

I refer to that little word 'costume'

And what it brings to mind.

Most people think of Fancy Dress

So that's how the word's defined.

They think of theatrical costuming,

Or Hallowe'en sort of gear,

And that's been the meaning of the word

For many a long year,

But when I was a child the word 'costume'

Meant something else as well;

Not just clothes for 'dressing-up'

When there were tickets to sell.

These were bathing costumes

In 1931.

Spending summers at the beach

Was always lots of fun.

And this was a lady's 'costume',

A two-piece suit to wear.

I think it looks quite modern

And has an elegant air.

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Words tend to change their meanings

As the passing years go by.

Some are new, some last for ever

And to some we say 'goodbye'.

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SLATTED SUNSHINE

The winter sun, low in the sky,

Not summer-hot as in days gone by,

Comes slatting in to lie and laze,

Exhausted by its summer blaze.

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