The Giant Hat

Wacko Jack from Ballarat
Built the most enormous hat,
Made of canvas with a great big brim,
Three storeys tall with a velvet trim.

Some dogs howled, while babies cried
When they saw Jack's hat he wore with pride,
Old ladies gulped while others grinned,
Until one day a howling wind
Saw Jack take off, up he went,
Sailing high like a flying tent,
He yelled out loud with a face so grim,
"Next time I"ll make a smaller brim."

That same night when it was late,
A UFO spotted above Bass Strait,
But it was only Jack still holding on
To the flying hat that'd gone so wrong.


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Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Kimathi Avatar
January 9, 2016 at 4:30 AM
Greetings John. Congrats for being featured in the Poetry Soup home page!! ;-)
A  Avatar
February 1, 2015 at 2:51 PM
HI JOHN, CONGRATS on your win ~ SKAT ~
Williams Avatar
January 30, 2015 at 1:29 AM
Can anyone tell me what contest i won please with , 'The Giant Hat.' Kind regards-John
Roper Avatar
January 30, 2015 at 8:24 AM
1 - A Very Lousy Dragon Poem John Wulf Click on • Contest • Poetry Contest winners You will be on the page
Hamilton Avatar
January 29, 2015 at 6:25 PM
oh my so funny John congrats on win hugs 7
Williams Avatar
January 30, 2015 at 1:25 AM
Thanks Shadow--glad you enjoyed and the poem gave you a laugh. I write mostly comedy for adults & children. John
Allison Avatar
January 29, 2015 at 1:47 PM
This made me giggle John many congrats:-) Hugs Jan xx
Williams Avatar
January 30, 2015 at 1:27 AM
Thanks Jan, I'm glad you enjoyed it---hang to hat when you're gardening. Kind regards------John
Roper Avatar
January 29, 2015 at 1:15 PM
Congratulations on your very humorous win, a 7, John. Eve
Williams Avatar
January 30, 2015 at 1:28 AM
Thank you Eve, I hope it brought a smile to your face. Kind regards-----John
Chakrabarty Avatar
January 28, 2015 at 11:25 PM
Congrats on win in "Humor Contest" John. God bless. Love
Williams Avatar
January 29, 2015 at 1:51 AM
Thank you Rajat-- i am glad you enjoyed it---when your outside don't wear too big a hat---you never know!
Adams Avatar
December 11, 2014 at 9:32 AM
LOL, John. I love humor. Great write!
Plants Avatar
December 8, 2014 at 9:37 PM
you're an imaginative person, it made me laugh a little, I wish to read more of your poems. -whispering plants
Stoner Jr Avatar
November 30, 2014 at 6:23 PM
nice write, enjoyed it very much, well done
O'Leary Avatar
November 30, 2014 at 10:42 AM
Amusing AND Funy...
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