LOVE THIS ONE: when i am an old woman i shall wear purple with a red hat
Warning
by Jenny Joseph
WHEN I AM AN OLD WOMAN I SHALL WEAR PURPLEWith a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer glovesAnd satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tiredAnd gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railingsAnd make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rainAnd pick the flowers in other people's gardensAnd learn to spit
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fatAnd eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a weekAnd hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes
But now we must have clothes that keep us dryAnd pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practice a little now?So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
the founder of red hatters society says she sent this poem to her sister in 1999 when her sister turned 50 along with a red hat, as a joke.
she had no idea it would spread like wildfire. there are red hat societies all over the country now and more of them opening up all the time. you can join or found one on line and its free.
they should have a co-ed one of these as well. men dressed in purple with red hats. what a hoot.
by Jenny Joseph
WHEN I AM AN OLD WOMAN I SHALL WEAR PURPLEWith a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer glovesAnd satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tiredAnd gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railingsAnd make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rainAnd pick the flowers in other people's gardensAnd learn to spit
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fatAnd eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a weekAnd hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes
But now we must have clothes that keep us dryAnd pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practice a little now?So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
the founder of red hatters society says she sent this poem to her sister in 1999 when her sister turned 50 along with a red hat, as a joke.
she had no idea it would spread like wildfire. there are red hat societies all over the country now and more of them opening up all the time. you can join or found one on line and its free.
they should have a co-ed one of these as well. men dressed in purple with red hats. what a hoot.
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We have a shop here in town that sells a lot of red hats items. I actually like purple and red together!! :-)
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ha! me too its very bright. i\'ve thought of decorating my kitchen hippi style with all the colors, i don\'t cook anyway so it would be festive.