Monday Poem:::::::::::::::: "Fedora"

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Feb 08, 2010 12:53 am Monday's Poem::::::: "Fedora" #

Manohar Bhatia
I saw this man on a horse-back
wearing a fedora and heavily
clothed in leather with a thick
belt and his two guns ready for
action...guess the name(Cowboy hat)

I saw this mexican man singing
in the streets and playing a guitar
with a vagabond look about him and torn
shirt,a stubble on his face,tight jeans
and wearing a fedora...guess the name
(Panama hat)

I saw this man in an English movie
"Harry Black & The Tiger" wearing a
safari suit,with a rifle in his hand
searchingly roaming the jungle for a
tiger.He too was wearing a fedora...guess
the name(Oval school-master's hat)

I saw this man near the minara masjid
with millions of others,wearing a kurta
pyjama,a steel kada on his hand,a gold chain
round his neck,kneeling and offering his
Friday namaz and wearing a fedora...guess
the name(skullcap)

I saw this man offering a purple
fedora to one of the bright crickters
for scoring the fastest century....guess
the name(sports cap)

I saw this clown in a circus,
face fully painted in various colours
jumping,mimicking,making the crowd
laugh with his head covered with
a fedora...guess the name(clown cap)

I saw this half-naked man with
a million followers and a stick in
his right hand,walking with a determined
look for abolition of tax on salt and
wearing the greatest fedora of all
time....guess the name(Gandhi Cap!)

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Friends:I do not know whether this is a poem,but these thoughts came to me about 'Hats' and I wrote them down.



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Feb 08, 2010 4:29 am re: Monday's Poem::::::: "Fedora" #

Maya Mahant Hiya Manohar,

Very interesting, loved the idea of translating the different types of headgear into a poem with descriptions.

Just for information and interest,

Fedora is a felt hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides. The brim goes all the way around, and often there will be a hat band as well.

Also called

Cowboy Hat : Stetson
Panama : Sombrero
School Master's : Bowler or maybe a Tribly
Skull cap Muslims : Taqiyah
Sports cap : Baseball cap
Clown cap : Dunce cap
Gandhi cap : Gandhi topi

Maya


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Feb 08, 2010 6:20 am re: re: Monday's Poem::::::: "Fedora" #

LC Like Maya says--Interesting!


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Feb 08, 2010 9:36 am re: Monday's Poem::::::: "Fedora" (Maya) #

Diane Tegarden
Maya,
I think the clown cap would be called a jester's hat, the multi-colored one with bells on the ends.

(A dunce cap is the big tall hat shaped like a cone that people have to put on when they say something dumb.)



Energetically Yours, Diane Tegarden
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Feb 08, 2010 9:46 am re: re: Monday's Poem::::::: "Fedora" (Maya) #

Maya Mahant Hiya Diane,

Thanks, I need the Dunce cap!

Smiles and grins
Maya


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Feb 08, 2010 9:47 am re: Monday's Poem::::::: "Fedora" (Manohar) #

Diane Tegarden
Manohar,
I love the way hats can express the culture of different people, as you have shown in this very clever poem.

The only thing I would change is to replace the word "fedora" with the more generic "hat", because as Maya pointed out, the fedora is a certain type of hat that doesn't fit the individual descriptions in your stanzas.

It wouldn't take anything away from the poem and it would be less confusing to the readers who actually know what "fedora" means!

A fun start to our WPWU week,
Diane T. and the whole hairy clan

PS. You could re-title the poem "The Hat Trick", subtitled "Can you guess the name of the hat?"

Energetically Yours, Diane Tegarden
"Getting OUT of Limbo-A Self Help Divorce Book for Women";"Light Through
Shuttered Window- A Compendium of my Poetry";"Anti-Vigilante and The
Rips in Time"- available at www.firewalkerpublications.com and www.Amazon.com


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Feb 08, 2010 10:54 am re: re: Monday's Poem::::::: "Fedora" (Manohar) #

Jack Huber I ditto Diane's comments. Very inventive!

It might be interesting to leave "Fedora" the title, even if it wasn't included in the clues and descriptions.

Jack


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Feb 08, 2010 12:00 pm re: Monday's Poem::::::: "Fedora" #

Diane Stephenson Manohar:

Very imaginative and colorful way to describe the different hats various people wear. Diane's suggestion of the title change is a good one.

Diane


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Feb 09, 2010 8:12 am re: Monday's Poem::::::: "Fedora" #

Manohar Bhatia Hi,
Di:::I knew 'fedora'would be a new word for hats.But it has been deliberately put to create some sort of mystery in the poem.I think,the title 'The Hat Trick' is very suitable,but it would not be my title,but yours?
Diane:::Thanks,you enjoyed the poem.
Maya:::While I knew some names like,Sombrero,Taqyiah,Gandhi topi,other names will add to my vocabulory.A great info Maya.
Jack::Your observation falls in line with mine.'Fedora'has been put there to create suspence.
LC::Kudos to you for reading the poem.

Manohar Bhatia


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Feb 09, 2010 12:22 pm re: re: Monday's Poem::::::: "Fedora" #

Ayub Bangroo
Manohar,
You have created a very imaginative poem.Simple things are usually difficult to define but you have done it well.
For the last two three days i had to use caps of different form compatible to the rains and snow here.So your poem is very timely to me.

Ayub


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Feb 09, 2010 10:25 pm re: re: re: Monday's Poem::::::: "Fedora" #

Manohar Bhatia Hi Ayub,
Good for you,friend,my poem has helped you in some way.Keep smiling always,even in pain,rain,drain.
Manohar Bhatia