Full flight imperils
\nCarry-on. Checked in at gate.
\nAboard, empty bins.<\/p>\n
Barry Goldwater
\nTerminal, flatly bright sun.
\nInside, mild delay<\/p>\n
Beastly hot gangway
\nMetal tube flies onward to
\nGeorgia thunderstorms<\/p>\n
Indicators show
\nLavatories are half-full.
\nDumped? Not dumped? We sit<\/p>\n
That crap is fixed but
\nNow weather in Atlanta
\nKicks us all off plane<\/p>\n
In the alternate
\nOn-time universe, we left
\nTwo hours ago<\/p>\n
Deplaned. Terminal
\nFlight information status
\nNow shows, “Departed”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, once again
\nI am asked to provide more
\nFor expense report<\/p>\n
On the plane once more
\nMy wishes do not matter
\nNor that I am tired<\/p>\n
Someone left a bag
\nSecurity has been called for
\nAnd we wait and wait<\/p>\n
Cell phones off, doors shut.
\nDinner plans with Bill now lost.
\nOn our way at last?<\/p>\n
Return to the gate
\nWarning lights and new worry
\nKeep our flight aground<\/p>\n
Water and snacks for
\nFour hour delay; raisins,
\nCracker, spread, nut bar<\/p>\n
This plane? A new plane?
\nNo one has any idea
\nWhat is going on<\/p>\n
New plane, new waiting
\nClock says we should have landed
\nTen minutes ago<\/p>\n
Boarding the new plane
\nToo worn to be frustrated
\nNo hope, yet hoping<\/p>\n
Sunset poetry
\nWasted on my cranky eyes
\nYet beauty abides<\/p>\n
Finally arrived
\nCircumstance is what it is
\nI’ve had longer days<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Full flight imperils Carry-on. Checked in at gate. Aboard, empty bins. Barry Goldwater Terminal, flatly bright sun. Inside, mild delay Beastly hot gangway Metal tube flies onward to Georgia thunderstorms Indicators show Lavatories are half-full. Dumped? Not dumped? We sit That crap is fixed but Now weather in Atlanta Kicks us all off plane In … <\/p>\n