Hat Hat!Battered, sweat-marked,evaporated on topand aged to fitthe head it shades,protects from UV raysand spiders abseilingfrom boughs above. Adorned with that leafcollected from the last excursion,dry but defiant,struck in your plaited leather bandlike a victory plumeleading you onthrough city traffic,bush, birds, beaches – where I can always find youquestioning, smiling, puzzling,usually laughingunderneath your hat. May … Continue reading Hat