A New Hat on an Old Hatstand.

There used to be a Homburg,
a serious kind of headwear.
Business-like, hardened felt
on the shiny patches where
the fingers gripped
to don and doff.

Galoshes stood guard below
the carved mahogany in
the corner. Camelhair
in darkest blue hid
the polished wooden
skeleton, then.

Now, boots below are shinier:
a different sort of headgear,
serious still, flashing peak,
lightning bolt letters -
sharp silver buttons -
on a black coat.