Selfie photo by Angela Lansbury
I have a dream of the way I should look
Like a princess in a fairytale book
At least I could look like the fairy godmother
But looking good is such a great bother
Two hours searching for something to wear
Matching hidden eyes and fly-away hair
To make me and not my rivals feel good
Admiring stares, not a shocked stare
Not something I've worn again and again
'Not that old thing, again,' my spouse will complain
'Look, keep trying, you're always buying
You can't wear that - it's got a stain
'You can't wear that
It's shapeless and torn'
My son: 'That's the Sixties
Before I was born!'
I keep on looking, but having no luck
Yesterday I went out in the rain
Dirty hem, shovel sandals covered in muck
My toes have borrowed a strange black stain
My new red dress is too long and too large
The cape sleeves so long they trail on the floor
I look like a hippo driving a barge
No red hat, six colours - yet must order more
I thought the answer was something new
It's better, now that the belt is tied
I won't trip up, though it's still creased
I hoisted it up, I tried
I've three hundred items but nothing looks right
When it's daytime I see clothes all suited to night
At night, beach and swimsuits, for sunny days
I don't have enough clothes, whatever they say
I'm showing my roots, must cover my head
I can't wear gray, it makes me look dead
I love the red, but I bet they will say,
'Did you wash it? You wore it yesterday!'
The heels on my sandals are all falling off
My pink baseball hat is growing black mould
The cheap dress, I just bought, is much too short
Clothes make me look old, because I am old
I'm searching and searching the internet
I've found just the right item which matches my hair
I'll have to keep searching, because I still need
To pay, so I need a millionaire.
I'm wearing bright pink, what do you think?
You can't see my boots and you can't see my roots
The new dress is short, more like a top
But it's good enough, so it's time I should stop.
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Angela Lansbury. Written Nov 19 2021.
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About the Author of this blog, Author Angela Lansbury
BIOGRAPHY
Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5
The Author of several books, including Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When.
Blogs travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com
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Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Club Vice President Public Relations (VPPR), Previous President
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Vice President Public Relations (VP PR) of Tampines Changkat Advanced;
Secretary of weekly online Singapore International Dynamic Toastmasters Speakers’ Club;
Member and past president of Harrovians toastmasters club, UK; Past member of HOD Toastmasters, London. Past member in Singapore of: Toastmasters Club of Singapore (TCS); Tiarel; and Senja Cashew.
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Regular attendee at annual Swanwick Writers’ School, England.
Regular attendee at annual Writers’ Holiday, Wales.
Contributor to poetry readings, and after tea courses on: Speaking On Radio To Promote Books; and Plots And Character.
Winner of many club and area speaking contests in the UK and Singapore.
Language advisor to Empire Toastmasters club in Indonesia.
Language and speech workshops in Singapore.
Speaker on radio and TV in England, Scotland, the USA, and Australia.
Compiler of a school course on public speaking for teachers to prepare pupils for school open days with attending ceremonies before government ministers, Singapore.
Former member of Harrow Writers’ Circle, London, and two writing groups in Singapore.
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