Short Airline Poems

The man enters a bar and says
"so what's the deal with airline food?"
then he dies lol. \o/...

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our flight
was at night
it was that time
we plan to dine
at the other end
i met a friend
i need someone to fixs it
so i could get quick
AIRLINE TICKETS...

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   The expression ‘bare bones’ bothers
      me because of what it implies
    about all sorts of other bones, that
      they have lots of meat on them

    when the truth is they often don’t ~
       like discount vs. economy-class 
                  airline flights
...

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Mad kings are sly devils, 
and like math homework,
they’re hard to get rid of.

Like ex-boyfriends they
waltz the line of patience
with dawdling acknowledgements
and sluggish departures.

You find yourself the airline 
agent, “Sorry sir, your departure 
is booked and ticket printed - 
please proceed to the gate."...

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verdent leaves
spikey, pointed,
symmetrical, heart-shaped,

walnuts, oak, maple
one lone elm
unseen in Kansas for awhile

crickets are buzzing
grating commercial airline sound
buzzing, trilling, droning

the forest is alive
insects chirping and chattering
one loud angry caw

clop clop clop
ha ha ha
locusts add to the orchestra...

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Just a quick look
First chapter of a book
First verse of a song
Can’t stay overlong

A 50-yard dash
Gone in a flash
Not right, not wrong
Can’t stay overlong

A heat seeking missile
God blows the whistle
God strikes the gong
Can’t stay overlong...

*Dedicated to my brother Ivan who lost his life on an airline training flight in 1984. 'Hunter' was his middle name......

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With the rules she is quite savvy
Yet she has to pay a levy
She knows for a fact
The weight is exact
But, madam, she is top-heavy.


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This is an offshoot to Jan's "Lets All Embrace Big Boobs"
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Contest: A poem you have not entered in a contest # 7
Sponsor: Poet Destroyer A
Placing: 4th...

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My laden desk filled by the spilling 
Of lipstick gritted cigarette butts 
From my ashtray. Piles of grey 
Gathering and merging with the 
Dust around my typewriter. 
A single golden earring, sits 
By my now empty hand as I
Extinguish another finished fag. 
And memories rot, around the
Unused airline ticket, when I 
Wasted my opportunity to go 
After the only one who had ever 
Given me the ability to write....

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Lost and alone

like a ship at sea
with no wind to push the sail
no compass to guide its path
so it floats aimlessly
into the night.

An airline pilot
who can’t find the flight plan
and merely soars among the clouds
with no clear direction.

A little girl
separated from her mother
wanders the busy streets as
salty tears drip from her cheeks and chin
as she frantically searches
the face of every stranger
who passes her by....

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The Sexist Airline Passenger

By Elton Camp

The passengers boarded for the flight
To one man it didn’t seem quite right

In the pilot’s seat a woman sat
“Hey I don’t know about that!”

“Onboard I will not remain
If a woman flies this plane.”

With utter scorn, another man said
“Get such stuff out of your head”

“Ideas like that are so out of date.
To hear such talk, I sure do hate!”

“She can keep this plane on track.
It’s not like she’ll need to back!”...

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One morning while strolling in the park
A screaming toilet fell from the sky
A stewardess strapped to it like a rock
Coming at me loud and meteoric
Sometimes I wonder about such things
Falling airline personnel in suits and ties
Toilets working overtime without their wings
Thinking about flushing away unwanted things
Did someone forget to secure a bolt or two?
Did the lady mistake it for a parachute?
I often think about how safe it is to fly
As screaming toilets fall from the sky...

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