by Rohan Buettel
Paul Reid, the resistance leader in Casablanca
wore a Panama Fedora
like me …
Edward G Robinson, gangster in Key Largo
wore a Panama Fedora
like me …
Robert Redford, The Great Gatsby
wore a Panama Fedora
like me …
Anthony Hopkins, the supposedly fastidious Hannibal Lecter
wore a low quality, over-bleached
machine-made Panama Fedora
not like me
Tightly woven from natural straw,
made in Ecuador, perfect for the man
who needs protection
just like me …
About the Author:
Rohan Buettel lives in Canberra, Australia. His haiku appear in Australian and international journals (including Presence, Cattails and The Heron’s Nest). His longer poetry appears in various journals, including Rattle, The Goodlife Review, Meanjin, Meniscus and Quadrant.