My Father's Hat

{Post: 50/365}

it's just a hat

except it is 

NOT

it hangs on my wall

gathering dust

but every time I look at it

I FEEL my father

I feel his sense of humour

so very like my own

I feel his strength

and I know that 

I am strong too

because of him

I feel his hope

for himself and for me

and I remember him saying

"don't worry, be happy"

and I understand what he meant by that

although some days it is still a challenging sentiment

to follow

I feel his spirit

and I know that he is always with me

in spirit, and deep inside me

even if not

in reality

because I carry his memory

in my heart

and in the HAT

that hangs on the wall

of my bedroom

he made it himself

so it's no wonder I feel him

his blood and sweat and love

are in every seam and stitch

I cherish forever

the HAT

that will always hang

on the wall in my bedroom

and  remind me

of my father's

love, spirit, hope, life and joy