Mother's Hats

My mother's hats were beautiful,
With feathers and flowers and such.
She cared for them so carefully,
Small hands must never touch.

She always wore a hat to town,
To church or to  lady's tea.
None looked as lovely in a hat
As my mama did to me.

She perched it high upon the top
Of her beautiful auburn hair.
When she went strolling with my dad,
They made a handsome pair.

I never thought of modest Mother
As "Puttin on the Ritz".
Her hats were her one small vanity,
As Ritzy as it gets.

My mother's hats are hanging now,
Heirlooms on my bedroom wall.
I see them there and think of her,
The fairest of them all.

By: Joyce Johnson
8/8/15
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015


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Date: 9/12/2015 3:21:00 PM
How sweet, Joyce! A lovely memory of your mother; no, she was not putting on the ritz:) and she must have looked very pretty! ~ Congrats on a merited win. Take care....paul
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Date: 9/10/2015 10:54:00 PM
Exquisite write Joyce! Congrats on a wonderful win!
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Date: 9/10/2015 4:07:00 PM
This is charming Joyce many congrats:-)Hugs Jan xx
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Date: 9/10/2015 1:17:00 PM
Joyce, Congrats on your "Puttin On The Ritz WIN.." SKAT
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Date: 9/10/2015 10:43:00 AM
Thank you for being in my contest
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Date: 8/19/2015 3:02:00 PM
what a lovely way to remember your mother, Joyce. I hope you are feeling much better now, my friend xx
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Date: 8/11/2015 8:13:00 PM
A peaceful and a wonderful read, I love your way of remembering your mum, is intriguing and your write flows eloquent in the heart of the readers...excellence..........A.M.
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Date: 8/9/2015 1:27:00 AM
I always remember my grandmother with her hats, lovely memories xoxo
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