My (Almost) Orange Hat

I wandered in the hat store
And there it boldly sat –
Bedecked with bright white flower –
A cheerful orange hat.

Once on my head, it beckoned,
Quite jauntily, indeed,
Attracting more attention
Than a person’d really need.

My husband did encourage;
The salesgirl said – it’s you!
But everything has negatives
And this one had a few –

Like, who knows when I’d wear it
And there’s so much it won’t match;
I guess for every purchase
There’d most likely be a catch.

And so I turned and left,
My hat remaining in the store.
Since I was on vacation,
I can’t get there anymore.

Regret’s a foolish feeling,
More malignant than benign;
And what a fool I was to leave
That hat that should be mine!