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Tuesday, June 02, 2009

My hat.

 

Mon chapeau
My hat.

 

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        Mon chapeau

Comme je le dis toujours j ‘ ai besoin de mon chapeau.
En hiver, il me protège la tête du froid,
En été, du soleil brûlant
Au printemps et à l’ automne, de la pluie.

 Je porte un chapeau depuis 1961 ;
Venant de me marier
J’ avais besoin d’un casque
Pour me lancer dans la grande aventure.

 Ce chapeau est doté d’une fonction sociale.

Nul ne peut m’imaginer sans,

Tant il est mon signe et mon étiquette.
Fauquet est l’homme au chapeau !!

 

Vous pouvez le soulever légèrement pour dire bonjour.
Vous le levez plus ou moins selon votre degré de déférence.
Quand vous vous inclinez devant quelqu’un,vous pouvez d’un geste large
balayer le sol avec votre noble chapeau ! Classe !

 

Combien de fois ai- je vu dans une réunion
Mon chapeau utilisé pour faire une quête ,

Pour faire le tirage d’une loterie
ou encore pour collecter des bulletins de vote ?

 

De nos jours peu d’hommes portent le chapeau.
Par suite, quand vous êtes dans une réunion, à l’église ou au cinéma
Vous ne trouvez rien pour l’accrocher.
Vous pouvez vous retrouver assis sur votre chapeau, écrasé et aplati.

 

Plus moyen de l’utiliser sauf pour le jardin .
Comme il est précieux pour protéger vos cheveux de la terre et de la poussière.
Il absorbe votre abondante sueur  et bientôt vous voyez une chute d’eau
venant des bords du chapeau en avant de vous, épargnant vos yeux et votre face .

 

Enfin le vieux chapeau sert pour des travaux dans la maison.
Il est très utile quand vous peignez un plafond.
Quelquefois il arrive que votre tête heurte la peinture fraîche

Et votre chapeau montre une sorte d’auréole faisant de vous un saint !

Aucun risque que je mange mon chapeau .

                                 Michel Fauquet .2 Juin 2009

 

chapeaux
Mes chapeaux : l ancien avec son auréole ( à droite ) et le "nouveau " que je porte en ce moment, à gauche
My hats : the old with its halo on the right and the  "new" one that I wear at this moment on the left .

        My hat

 

As I always say, I need my hat.
In winter it protects my head from the cold;

In summer from the burning sun

In spring and fall from the rain

 

I wear a hat since 1961.

Being just married

I needed a helmet

To face the big adventure

                              

This hat gets a social function.
No one can imagine me without it
So much it is my sign, my label.
Fauquet is the hat man!!

You can lift it slightly with a smile, to say hello

You lift it more or less high according your deference.
And when you bow to someone you can with a large movement
Sweep the soil with your noble hat. Classy !


How many times  did I see in a reunion
My hat passed around to collect money

Or used in a lottery to pick the winner ticket

Or again to collect the ballots in a vote.?.

 

Nowadays no many men wear a hat
So, when you are in a reunion, at church or theatre
you don’ t find anything to hook it
You can find yourself sat on your hat , crushed and flat !

 

Then, no way to use it excepted for the garden.
How precious to protect your hair from the dust and the dirt!
It absorbs your abundant sweat and soon we get a waterfall
from the edges of your hat ahead of you avoiding eyes and face .

 

At last the old hat is used for works in the house.
It is very useful when you are painting the ceiling
Sometimes your head hits the fresh paint

And your hat shows a kind of halo which makes you a saint

 

 There is no risk I eat my hat !!   

                            Michel Fauquet June 2, 2009

 

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I tip my hat to you, friend!


James


aka as Old Hat =)

Posted 6/2/2009 3:33 PM by My_HAT_is_older_than_you Xanga True Member - reply

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Such a beautiful poem or ode to your hat Michel, what inspired you pen this? Very nice hat ..looks like a suede and is the style called a Fedora? I love hats and collect them if I find one that I like and so far I have a black fedora hat, lots of berets and page boy hat.


Posted 6/2/2009 3:38 PM by Boobledygook - reply

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What a wonderful tribute to the common comforts of something so simple and yet so useful!  More men should wear hats with joy and pride as you do...!


Posted 6/2/2009 3:39 PM by puggyknits - reply

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What a wonderful tribute to the common comforts of something so simple and yet so useful!  More men should wear hats with joy and pride as you do...!


Posted 6/2/2009 3:40 PM by puggyknits - reply

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Michel you are so talented.  Such a wonderful simple thing to understand the importance of the hat.  I even more admire the man who wears it. 
Posted 6/2/2009 3:55 PM by gandywhite - reply

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Michel I have always liked the shape of your hat. My oldest boy wants me to find one for him. We love  your hat.
Posted 6/2/2009 5:22 PM by alterEGGO Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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Giddy up!

YEA! Bravo!


I always picture you in your hat!

Posted 6/2/2009 5:53 PM by online now angi1972 Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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The somewhat "ancient" art of wearing and tipping your hat.  I'm glad there are still some around who can perform this art.


I just watched a great movie with Cary Grant, the year was 1937 when the movie was made.  So very interesting to see both men and women in hats and there was a scene in the movie that featured the men's "chapeau"


Funny that you bought a hat to face the "adventure" of marriage.  It seems to be working quite well.


We live near Stetson University.  Stetson designed a famous hat too.



Love,


votre amie,


Francoise

Posted 6/2/2009 8:01 PM by josaju Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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You would not be Michel if you do not wear your hat The poem is lovely , I love the line about how you had a hat now you were married ;-D
Posted 6/2/2009 9:23 PM by englishjuls - reply

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Hats off to you, my friend!
I like the worn one the best.
Posted 6/2/2009 11:51 PM by spinksy Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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Wonderful  You are such a gentleman.  My father aways wore a hat and was a dapper looking man..
Posted 6/3/2009 12:40 AM by dingdongdingbat Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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My father and my late husband always wore a hat, but you are correct that very few men today wear one.  Unfortunately most ladies no  longer wear hats either.  I used to always wear hats, but now I feel too obvious if I wear one.  Even at church a hat on a woman is rare.  For men they are practical, but for ladies they usuaoly complete the clothing outfit. 


As ever, Carol Suzanne

Posted 6/3/2009 1:25 AM by Hedgie - reply

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Michel, I love the picture you paint with the description of the hat.  I can see you in all circumstances and it makes me smile.  More men should wear hats.  It is a lost charm.


Love to all, Nancy

Posted 6/3/2009 2:28 AM by Nanny Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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  Made me smile.
Posted 6/3/2009 3:24 AM by DawnsEarlyLight Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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Your hat is very dapper and I like it. Men should wear hats ...but not cowboy hats. I like your hat better.
Posted 6/3/2009 3:31 AM by LGailGarrett Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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I love your little poem!  Ode to a hat.  Men used to wear hats everywhere, all the time, but today the fashion is to go bare-headed.  I miss seeing men wearing hats like my father used to.
Posted 6/3/2009 4:20 AM by butshebites Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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Bullseye!

one of my very favorite things about you... what I find the most special about you is your hat... it is a part of you, and you a part of it.  I LOVE HATS... and I especially respect, admire and adore people who wear them!  j'adore moi frere!

Posted 6/3/2009 6:12 AM by irisheyessmilin - reply

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What a wonderful poem!  It must have taken you hours to compose it in both French and English.  One of the pleasures of growing older, I have found, is that I can wear a hat without concern of looking unusual. 
Posted 6/3/2009 6:59 AM by judyrutrider Xanga Premium Member - reply

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Wonderful tribute to a very useful head gear.  TD likes your hat.  He says it is quite stylish.  He wears a hat most of the time and is a hat person.
Posted 6/3/2009 7:42 AM by stixandstonz Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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J'ai toujours voulu avoir un chapeau mais curieusement je n'en ai jamais porté. On me dit que j'ai une tête à chapeau, ce qui n'est pas le cas pour tout le monde mais à l'évidence, tu ne fais pas partie de ces derniers. Peut-être aussi que le choix du chapeau compte pour beaucoup. Tu portes les tiens comme si tu étais nés avec. Une parfaite symbiose quoi! :D
Posted 6/3/2009 10:04 AM by Banyuls Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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I think you are simply adorable, Michel :)

Addy (oh-addy.blogspot.com)
Posted 6/3/2009 10:09 AM by LittleEngine - reply

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Very well written!! I think you look wonderful wearing a hat, Michel.
Posted 6/3/2009 12:27 PM by Oz_girl Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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St. Michel ! :) je n'en ai jamais douté!!!
Amitiés
Posted 6/3/2009 2:32 PM by Maiie - reply

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A veritable ode to your hat!

You certainly wear them well, my friend!
Posted 6/3/2009 2:43 PM by piqued - reply

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What a wonderful poem and a lovely tribute to your hats, Michel! It seems like many men these days don't wear hats like they used to, so it's nice to see that some people still do wear them. I think it's a wonderful tradition to uphold. And you look very distinguished in your hat, my friend!
Posted 6/3/2009 3:17 PM by tumbling_dice Xanga Premium Member - reply

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