Tonight I had to “suit up” for an event with some members of my congregation. That phrase was popularized by the character Barney Stinson, played by Neil Patrick Harris, on the television series “How I Met Your Mother.” Barney first uttered those famous words in the show’s pilot, suggesting that others ought to dress like he does to go out. For him, it’s like a superhero outfit. For me, the clothes matched the occasion. Here are my wife and I on our way to the festivities:
It got me thinking about clothing. Sometimes our choices about what to wear are shaped by our profession. Sometimes they’re shaped by what we’re doing. Sometimes we just want to have fun. So let’s write haiku about clothes, fashion, etc. All you need is one verse with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third line. Here’s mine:
The car seat — empty.
But the clergy collar meant
this wasn’t a date.
Tumbleweed Almanac 
Navy blazers, cute
belts, dog socks: who said boys’ clothes
can’t be fun? Not I!
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Here are two from a lifelong Gulf Coaster:
—
Cool yet quite proper
At court, church or funeral:
The seersucker suit.
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They come in handy
Fifty two weekends a year:
Simple khaki shorts.
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business casual
is the worst! bring back the style
of Sterling Cooper
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High of eighty-two:
she wears jeans like a native.
Transition: complete.
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A friend from college who now teaches English at a university in the Deep South sent me this wonderful, theologically-oriented haiku:
“He hath covered me
with the robe of righteousness”—
clothes make the man, right?
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After Labor Day
Granny taught me, “Don’t where white
Until Easter morn!”
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Scrubs to work each day
Looks and feels like pajamas
Love to dress for church!
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