Red Pith Helmet

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Side by side we worked

Bound by the difficult job

And shared work ethic. I hope

They’re not persnickety, she

Ventured. I rummaged in the back

Of my shop and found it.

He gave me this. He made it.

And I put it on my head,

The red pith helmet.

Any man who makes a

A red pith helmet

Is okay by me, she said.

And we went back to work,

Chuckling. The job isn’t so hard

Now we know the heart of the man.

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