Sewing
My auntie makes extra bucks
when she sews mukluks.
When she sews beaver mitts
Auntie never calls it quits.
She makes tea in dippers
when she sews slippers.
My auntie uses hide an’ felt
when she sews a baby belt.
She’s busy sewing with leather
an’ she makes earrings with feather.
My auntie likes to sew
she have lots of colours to show.
Auntie uses beads that’s glowing
’cause she really likes sewing.
Sometimes Auntie babysits Dean
an’ he plays with her sewing machine.
My auntie has a habit
of sewing with rabbit.
Auntie likes to eat ducks
when she sews mukluks.
She made me a fur hat
made out of muskrat.
When it comes to sewing
Auntie shows no sign of slowing.
When my Auntie uses her sewing machine
she sews boots that’s red an’ yellow an’ green.
Allan Benjamin is a cartoonist from Old Crow, Yukon.
