Best Husbandold Poems
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My favorite hat hangs on a hook by our old back door
It belongs to my honey, but it is a favorite of mine
It isn’t pretty, in fact it’s a sight to deplore!
It’s my hubby’s ball cap, and he thinks it is divine!
In spite of the splotches, and the dirt and grime
It’s a favorite of mine, because it’s a part of who he is
He wears it while he’s working, until evening begins
Running errands, doing chores, or playing with the kids
He wears it to cover places, where his hair has gotten thin
I'd like to toss it in the trash, but that old hat still brings a grin!
How could I hope to disregard this hat that honors him?
Looking like the boy I used to know
With blue twinkling eyes, beneath the brim
When he hangs it up, with a sweet “hello”
My love is home, and my good fortune...Oh yes!... I know…
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Submitted for Carol Brown's Contest
My Favorite Hat or Bonnet
When you are old and grey
And full of sleep
Recouperating on you mind
Somewhere an equally old grey lady
Will be looking at you
Waiting for more moments to find
Who has witnessed your face
From youthful mischief
To growing glow
From young daddy
To grandfather and great
I've watched this face and loved it so
I've seen its anger
I've seen it accomodate life
In disbelief and despair
I've seen it smile at beauty
When no one else could see
I've seen it caught so unaware
I've seen you cry
Unfurl in my arms
Not knowing where to go
I've loved this face of yours
Its tribulations
Heartaches and woe
Each wrinkle I know the cause
Each scar I know how it hurt
Each tear I know why it fell
Now we are old and grey
And both so full of sleep
What happens now? Who can tell?