Poems of the Week

No-Pittance Mittens

by Ruth S. Baker

“Crochet artist turns viral Bernie Sanders image into a doll that sells for $20,000”
The Guardian

Since the viewing public loves
Bernie Sanders’ woolly gloves,
Surely more than mere glad-handers
Would enjoy a woolly Sanders?
It’s the finest gift purveyed:
Crotchety Old Man, Crocheted.