Stetson Hat

Refection on the physical world and human expectations

Stetson Hat

The clouds were as high as I'd ever seen

reaching 70 thousand feet  into the eastern sky

catching the suns last burst of glorious energy from the west

burning Atomic yellows , reds, and  oranges

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floating forms of great cathedrals with high spires

pierced the ionosphere

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I was drawn to it like a moth to a flame

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Watching in awe as the billows kept climbing

Up, up and up

the spire vaporized into outer space

taking the secrets of humanity

just out of reach

locking them into golden sar-coph-aguses

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Holy holy manifestations appeared

Creating Gods    to bow down to!

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Then without warning the Alleluia choir stopped!

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A dirty ashtray with mountains of cigarette butts

replaced the scene as the sun was snuffed out

by the grinding heel of a pedestrian

in a long beige overcoat

wearing a white Stetson hat

gold tooth and a charismatic grin

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He knocked on my mother's door

after my father passed

offering condolences and selling tombstones

making promises of eternity

in the form of a ornate garnet slab

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Handing her a scrap of paper

on it a crude line drawing of

Jesus Christ

with

crooked head

crooked nose

crooked mouth

crooked eyebrows

and dots for eyes

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She trembled after seeing the vision

for the seeing eye dog that would lead the blind craftsmen

to sculpt the granite into a  fine work of art

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Just sign on the dotted line

Your husband is worthy of such a monument, is he not?

Guaranteed to last beyond expectations

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She signs and that was that

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She always was a sucker for a Stetson hat.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A very good story in the poem. I liked the use of the Stetson hat. I was station in Texas. Got the boots and learn the Texas two-step. Must earn the Stetson hat. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Leviathus Fortes]

Delightful read.

Ironically, the title is what peaked my curiosity.

[Wolly Bully]

Thanks for reading.

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Some fantastic imagery here. I was captivated by the read and love your use of emphatic devices so smartly placed. You have an eye for detail and understand the human endeavour very well. Kudos!

[Wolly Bully]

Thanks for the indepth response. I look forward to reading some of your thoughs

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You're welcome!