Tale of A Bonnet: Darcy in Hyde Park

For this month, the theme at Austen Variations is Sonnets and Bonnets. I intended to write a poem, but that is easier said than done. I have a ghost of a poem written, but I think it will require more work before I can allow anyone to look at it.

So this is a choice like trick or treat. I must either give you a poem, or give you a bonnet story. The choice is clear. The piece needs no introduction, since it is a sketch I wrote specifically for the occasion, but which might very well be the start ...