Monday, June 04, 2012
Haiku Friday Winner! (Kind of)
There were some great haikus about divas last week. My favorite was Megan Willome's, which contained a subtle truth:
A diva lights up
a stage. When all goes dark she
can't find the exit.
But... the best poetry of the weekend, I thought, was this from Renee as she reflected on the life of Doc Watson: "Music like this gives us our backbone and our gait and a sense of the deep mellow that propels us through the moments of our lives when we cannot see or smell the sea."
So, what do we know about Renee? Well, we know that she has a real fondness for hats, and quite a collection. What many people don't know is the origin of many of the finest examples in her collection.
Renee worked for some 35 years as a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines, and began her career back in the days when both men and women often would wear hats while traveling. Of course, often the hat would not rejoin its owner at the end of the flight, and would be found by the winsome young flight attendant patrolling the vacated plane.
In that situation, when Renee would come across a particularly fabulous hat, she would make an extraordinary effort to return it. Using the flight manifest, she would identify the owner and then personally appear at their door, hat literally in hand. She would knock, the door would open, and a thrilled woman would see her beloved hat in Renee's hands. But... and this is in no small part due to the large, sad eyes beneath the jaunty Northwest cap... often the owner would insist that as a reward for such diligence and honest, Renee keep the hat.
Northwest always won a loyal customer, and Renee has some remarkable hats.
A diva lights up
a stage. When all goes dark she
can't find the exit.
But... the best poetry of the weekend, I thought, was this from Renee as she reflected on the life of Doc Watson: "Music like this gives us our backbone and our gait and a sense of the deep mellow that propels us through the moments of our lives when we cannot see or smell the sea."
So, what do we know about Renee? Well, we know that she has a real fondness for hats, and quite a collection. What many people don't know is the origin of many of the finest examples in her collection.
Renee worked for some 35 years as a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines, and began her career back in the days when both men and women often would wear hats while traveling. Of course, often the hat would not rejoin its owner at the end of the flight, and would be found by the winsome young flight attendant patrolling the vacated plane.
In that situation, when Renee would come across a particularly fabulous hat, she would make an extraordinary effort to return it. Using the flight manifest, she would identify the owner and then personally appear at their door, hat literally in hand. She would knock, the door would open, and a thrilled woman would see her beloved hat in Renee's hands. But... and this is in no small part due to the large, sad eyes beneath the jaunty Northwest cap... often the owner would insist that as a reward for such diligence and honest, Renee keep the hat.
Northwest always won a loyal customer, and Renee has some remarkable hats.
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Nice post which . Using the flight manifest, she would identify the owner and then personally appear at their door, hat literally in hand. She would knock, the door would open, and a thrilled woman would see her beloved hat in Renee's hands. Thanks a lot for posting this article.
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