And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer glovesAnd satin sandals and say weve no money for butter.

I shall sit down on the pavement when Im tiredAnd gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bellsAnd 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 flowers in other peoples gardensAnd learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fatAnd eat three pounds of sausages at a goOr 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 streetAnd 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 nowSo people who know me are not too shocked and surprisedWhen suddenly I am old and start to wear purple.

Jenny Joseph The poem that inspired the Red Hat Society worldwide I love it so much I just had to reproduce it herered velvet tricorn design hat with gorgeous glittered purple trim
very versatile hat can be bent into many differnt shapes and there is loop at the front for attaching bows feathers or whatever takes your fancy.

adult size adjustable
elastic velcro strap inside look inside for your special fortune in the secret pocket