Dream Exhibition In Fancy Dress comical poem by Angela Lansbury

 I had a dream about a scene

With booths from round the world

Where colourful clothes, masks, novelties

For free were flagged, unfurled

But most exciting of them all

Were sellers in fancy dress

And masks, like Trump, Madonna

Some wore more and some much less

The USA had dating booths

A bearded man of six foor four

Dressed up as a carrot

Said, 'You're the one I adore!'

I had so many offers

From weird, fun masked men for a date

I wondered would it really last

Which one might be my mate?

It was such a giggle

As I hopped from shop to shop

Til I hid in the toilet

And thought, this has to stop

Paired, dated in a restaurant

And that was really grand

But back in bed my date had

A lady in his left hand

I wasn't really bothered

I did not make him choose

He promised I was his great love

So I had nothing to lose

I was sorry when I woke

And found these scenes were a dream

My many men in funny, fancy clothes

Had not been what they seemed.

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I changed so long as I was chosen to He promised I was his great love.

I think this dream was inspired, after an evening of wine tasting, the wines free because all included in the price already paid. Then by looking at Indigo Moon patchwork clothes on ebay last thing at night. Also thinking about the ticket to the World Travel Market. Finally thinking about a Toastmasters Speech Contest where I was not a contestant therefore a performer or judge or audience member wooed by performing contestants voicing different characters wearing masks or hats or outfits.