Poems of the Week

Herschel Reverschel

by Julia Griffin

“Cracker Barrel has abandoned plans to adopt a new logo following fierce backlash. … [The restaurant chain]
received criticism after it unveiled a modern version of its logo which scrapped the ‘Old Timer’ figure.
President Donald Trump, who was among those slamming the rebrand, applauded the reversal…”
BBC

Uncle Hersch still leans on his barrel,
Proud in his old-time cracker apparel:
Dungarees and a shirt of flannel,
All designed by an admen’s panel.
Change that logo? What could be sicker
Than booting Hersch from his chair of wicker?
Can old Uncle? Gee, what a shocker:
President Trump went clean off his rocker!
Nah. The company soon saw the moral;
Back came Herschel and settled the quarrel,
And now he whistles a silent carol,
And leans while his fans keep scraping the Barrel.