Oh, the hats at Ascot,
What a wonderful show on view,
Ladies parading,
Horses invading
The Course, for a race or two.
Oh, the hats at Ascot,
With all their bows and frills,
The fantastic styles,
And the Ladies smiles,
Will always give one such thrills.
Oh, the hats at Ascot,
An event that is Oh so true,
Just to outshine,
And look divine,
Is what the Ladies do.
Oh, the hats at Ascot,
Are way out and so very fine,
And with the Queen,
One must be seen,
As one watches the select equine.
Oh, the hats at Ascot,
Seen up and down the Course,
A glass of champers,
And gourmet hampers,
And a win on your favourite horse.
Oh, the hats at Ascot,
Which the Ladies heads do grace,
The Gents black toppers,
And the Champion Show stoppers,
Are all at this fashionable place.
© Ernestine Northover
what fun ernestine! ! ...made me smile...pranced along! ...best regards linda x
I must confess, I do love to see a lady in a hat! ! ! But I pretty much just love to see a lady! ! !
A wonderful poem Ernestine - I grew up a stones throw from the race course and you have really captured the spectacle of this eccentric event. I have fond memories of climbing over (or under) fences to get onto the heath during race week - the one time you can stand out from the crowd in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt! Great place to people watch. Warmest wishes, Justine
And what do the horses wear? Little men in funny outfits. The whole thing sounds more like a clown circus than a fashionable event.. Great fun, this poem. -chuck
one of my little ambitions is to wear the hat at Ascot Ernestine. I sweet little rhyming muse on the delight of the British Racing Scene in this country. Very Posh ain't it? lol Grinning at you, poor little not rich poetic girl with hat! lol Tai
This has what I like to call, slapstick poetry. Some people would turn their noses up at it, yet a lot of skill goes into creating these types of works. This is no exception. the ABCCA structure give a good trotting like feel to this theme as well as limrick feel (I seem to recall that this structure was derived from the limrick, probably for the old music halls) . I enjoyed it Ernestine.
I remember seeing the great Hat Review on the news there! Very amusing. Some of them looked like little villages. A fun and jolly good write, dear Ernestine! ! ! Love, Esther : ]
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Steeped in a fashionable tradition, diluting pomp with humor, Oh for, 'The Hats at Ascot! ' Thankyou Ernestine Love Duncan X