Hirsute

Hirsute's been my inclination,
beard, and mustache too,
I've never liked to shave my face
since I was twenty-two.

Call me vain, I love my visage, 
even though I'm turning grey,
Hemingway had nothing on me,
even though he paved the way

to be a model for my kind,
though l can't be that kind of man,
yet I'll strive to look like him,
and emulate him when I can.

Adventurer, a big game hunter,
activities I don't embrace,
the closest that I'll get to Ernest
is the hair upon my face!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Wesley Avatar
August 24, 2012 at 6:40 PM
Yes, beards and moustaches are like magnets to me. Can't resist wanting to touch them and see what happens!!! :)
Dietrich Avatar
June 23, 2012 at 6:35 PM
hey, come to mention it, you DO look a bit like Hemingway. Did you happen to see the movie they made about him and his second wife for HBO? It was pretty good. it starred Nicole Kidman. I can't remember if I got your soupmail you said to look for. Did you send one and I already answered it? Anyway, I didn't see one over there just now!
O'Leary Avatar
June 22, 2012 at 4:22 AM
I don't know if Ernest 'did poems', but you two also seem to have writing in common... anyway, funny... Terry
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