Poem
Tony Mitton
My Hat
My Hat
My Hat
Here’s my hat.It holds my head,
the thoughts I’ve had
and the things I’ve read.
It keeps out the wind.
It keeps off the rain.
It hugs my hair
and warms my brain.
There’s me below it,
the sky above it.
It’s my lid.
And I love it.
© 1998, Tony Mitton
From: Plum
Publisher: Scholastic, London
From: Plum
Publisher: Scholastic, London
Tony Mitton
(Tripolitania, 1951)
Tony Mitton was born in North Africa. At the age of nine he came to England and attended a State boarding school in Suffolk. He gained an English Literature degree from Cambridge University. After a spell of secondary school teaching, he moved to the primary sector where he taught for about 20 years. He is now a full-time writer and visits schools, libraries and festivals to perform his work.
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My Hat
Here’s my hat.It holds my head,
the thoughts I’ve had
and the things I’ve read.
It keeps out the wind.
It keeps off the rain.
It hugs my hair
and warms my brain.
There’s me below it,
the sky above it.
It’s my lid.
And I love it.
From: Plum
My Hat
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