And what am I to do with my Dad's hat?
Always a hat--he never wore a cap.After he died, I've kept it all these years--
A little token of him, it appears--
A cloth thing under which he sat.
His body was cremated, so that's that.
To me his soul's a mystery, not a fact.
While I get old and face some stern cold fears,
What is it I'm to do with my Pa's hat?
I have been charged with being a pack-rat.
I'm sentimental, unlike our deadpan cat.
For me, things link to people, it appears,
And maybe soothe a bit some grieving tears.
"Just let it go": advice that sounds so flat
Regarding what to do with Father's hat.
Hans Ostrom 2024
