Before Takeoff

The planes were lined up in a queue,
A reminder of something I knew.
     They awaited permission
      Like at intermission 
In theaters outside of the loo.

One by one each one skyward immersed
As the rest inched up closer to first
     But like women in line
     Still not given the sign
There were tempers (and bladders!) to burst.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Smith Avatar
June 5, 2017 at 5:08 PM
Haha... great one Ilene
Allison Avatar
June 5, 2017 at 4:14 PM
Your poem made me smile:-) I'm SO glad we have a tiny airport I'd start to get nervous if I was in a large queue and yes I know about the queuing for the loos lol!:-) hugs Jan xx
Green Avatar
June 5, 2017 at 4:12 PM
Really nicely done Ilene. I remember flights exactly like that, just wishing to push that jet down the runway. Very frustrating at the time but fun reading about it here. :)
Marcum Wong Avatar
June 5, 2017 at 3:48 PM
Your poem is nostalgic for me Ilene. I remember one hot day at O'hare airport in Chicago sitting on the runway behind twenty two aircraft...I counted them. Passengers were more polite and understanding then as it was about thirty years ago....but those memories are vivid. I so enjoyed you taking me down memory lane because now that I am retired I don't have to deal with that anymore! Thank you! : )
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