Flight Delay Poem by Douglas Scotney
Flight Delay
Rating: ★5.0
Back in the 1820s already,
Byron extolled the toll road:
'so smooth, so level', so shaved;
cor!
you almost knew
what it was like to soar.
Phaeton himself wouldn't have bothered flying
had he had 'em -
roads built by McAdam.
I feel a Byronic sigh
however:
toll road comfort
is setting back the urge to fly.
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: flying,money,myth,roads
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
after Don Juan, Canto X lxxviii
Phaeton - from greek mythology
McAdam - inventor of the macadam road making technique around 1820.
picture = The Fall of Phaeton by del Piombo
Phaeton - from greek mythology
McAdam - inventor of the macadam road making technique around 1820.
picture = The Fall of Phaeton by del Piombo
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5/4/2024 5:40:00 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Phaeton himself wouldn't have bothered flying. This poem seems to be very informative. An interesting poem is excellently penned...10