"Passengers either partially or wholly dependent on kindness, please have your travel coupons validated at the Quarantine Desk." This is the saddest sentence I've read in a long time.
I love this poem. Simon started with this at the Hay Festival a few years ago ... and you started to think he was being polite ... then realised it was this poem 😊
Funny how this stands true for the world in general at most times in concert plane and travel and much more , found this because i was looking for Odyssey the BBC program that Simon armitage did
True. And I think it's better to sit back, relax and board last when everyone else has settled down and stopped fussing in the overhead lockers. But that would be another poem!
Hahaha! Sad but true. We stood in the priority lane once, and laughed (internally) as the nasty little self-important people who had booked priority boarding became cross that there were so many people in the lane. Perhaps the airlines do this so they can tell who the jerks are and who the cabin crew need to avoid in flight.
If I ever meet you on the Camino. please talk to me in these tones, I am seriously cracked up, totally feeling the bullshit. all the very best from Ozstraylia...K.
Wow! My first time hearing a poem by him. His voice and acting add so very much to this powerful statement. Thanks!
"Passengers either partially or wholly dependent on kindness, please have your travel coupons validated at the Quarantine Desk." This is the saddest sentence I've read in a long time.
The last part (which has words relating to trash and scum) is the most sobering part of the poem for me.
He's an absolute genius pure class 😅
Love this x
Tragic, true, hilarious. I laughed even harder the second time.
I love this poem. Simon started with this at the Hay Festival a few years ago ... and you started to think he was being polite ... then realised it was this poem 😊
Simon is so clever with the pen 🖊
Another cracking poem to dive deeper into ...... 🤔
Ahhhh, they finally called us up! Hope there's room for my carry on.
hahahaa
Very good. Looking forward to reading the new collection.
This is a truly great poem.
Funny how this stands true for the world in general at most times in concert plane and travel and much more , found this because i was looking for Odyssey the BBC program that Simon armitage did
an excellent video, thank you for waiting
Well said. Thankyou. I enjoyed it.
I love this -- it kind of reminds me of something Steve Martin would write.
And all will land at the same time ....
True. And I think it's better to sit back, relax and board last when everyone else has settled down and stopped fussing in the overhead lockers. But that would be another poem!
what a good point
We all go to the same place
This is why I only travel Socialist Airlines.
Hahaha! Sad but true. We stood in the priority lane once, and laughed (internally) as the nasty little self-important people who had booked priority boarding became cross that there were so many people in the lane. Perhaps the airlines do this so they can tell who the jerks are and who the cabin crew need to avoid in flight.
defo
Love it
If I ever meet you on the Camino. please talk to me in these tones, I am seriously cracked up, totally feeling the bullshit. all the very best from Ozstraylia...K.
Fantastic
It's almost as if he's trying to tell us something
I guess "poets" would have been too easy as a last class. Smiles.
That Richard lost 5lbs poster is still there, I was there three weeks ago
Powerful.
Did anyone get this for homework
yup.
Yup
Eeyup
Must say I thought it a tad obvious
By his standards yes. But I think that's the point, that these types of class signalling stratifications are becoming too obvious and exhaustive.
yess