Poems of the Week

Russtic Charm

by Alex Steelsmith

“Leader of Belarus gifts Putin a tractor for 70th birthday…
Tractors have been the pride of Belarusian industry since Soviet times.”
AP

Factory tractory,
Putin’s new vehicle
quite unexpectedly
lends him some charm;

though his endeavors are
non-agricultural,
one can now picture him
buying the farm.