Mountain Man Beard

After so many years
of pretty much
growing one,

I grew a beard
a few weeks ago.

I'm told it's
a mountain man beard,
But I swear I did
at least some maintenance,
so it's not completely wild.

I'm trying to decide
how long I'll have it,
the beard, not its length.

Am I in a beard period
or mere interim?

I started out,
personally,
by calling it
a recession beard,
so who knows, really?

If I keep it
as long as
the economy stinks,
I might be able to join

ZZ Top.

Did anyone else
hear about the second
Tea Party?