A FLIGHT OF PASSENGERS poem

Posted by Richard L. Prov... on April 23, 2009 - 15:14
from the ABC set POETRY - A Passage of Motion 1

A Flight of Passengers

During flight check-in and
weighing parcels tourists review
timetables. Through security-aisles

nail-biting customers
worry about overweight
carry-on-bags, hoping pocket
pens don’t trigger
alarm bells
nerves can’t accept. Spouses

anxious, knowing their spouses
are tense. Finally an okay from
the electronic wand officer. Retrieving
keys, wallets, pocket change.

Later on the plane:
“Pretzels? Cookies?” attendants
ask, a peace offering for earlier turmoil.

Published April 2009 Vol 3
Ottawa Arts Review
University of Ottawa
ISSN 1911-4931

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Comments

'nail-biting customers
worry about overweight
carry-on-bags, hoping pocket
pens don’t trigger
alarm bells'

I love this poem. I recently had a 'nail-biting' trip like that from Glasgow to London. I hate the check-in/security process! ;-p

I really enjoyed this. Well done.

Nathan.