| A great writer must wear a great hat, Any amateur poet knows that. If your topper's too slim, Or your boater lacks brim, Or your chapeau is fluffed, Or your bowler’s not buffed, |  Illustration © Chris Riddell 2016 |
If your beret has shrunk
Or your fez is a flunk,
And your pillbox is flat
Or your porkpie’s no hat…
You really should know,
That the words will not flow.
One’s hat has to pass,
For its style and its class,
Or, to put it more simply,
If your hat is too …pimply,
Too dull, or too ugly, or brown...
Then the words will not work
And you’ll look like a berk,
Unlike me, in my marvelous crown.
Poem ©Kathryn Evans 2016
Illustration ©Chris Riddell 2016
Or your fez is a flunk,
And your pillbox is flat
Or your porkpie’s no hat…
You really should know,
That the words will not flow.
One’s hat has to pass,
For its style and its class,
Or, to put it more simply,
If your hat is too …pimply,
Too dull, or too ugly, or brown...
Then the words will not work
And you’ll look like a berk,
Unlike me, in my marvelous crown.
Poem ©Kathryn Evans 2016
Illustration ©Chris Riddell 2016
Illustration © Chris Riddell 2016
RSS Feed