Jet-Lagged Poem by Glen Kappy
Jet-Lagged
"Like a moth into a blowing fan"
from sleepless hours in a flying can—
airline food, too much caffeine—
to fight a cold—an antihistamine—
from Prague to Minneapolis
are reasons that I feel like this.
This is a general feeling of one who has made a long journey! Jet lag makes one feel so exhausted! I love the first line! Journey across different time zones makes one's sleep greatly disturbed! Enjoyed this humorous and beautifully rhyming poem!
thanks, valsa! and in general i enjoy your humor, that you're not too serious to write limericks. laughter does us good; it's a challenge to those forces that would make us lose hope and despair. may it be yours a-plenty! -glen
That first line definitely got me sitting upright in my chair and darting a wary look at the fan blowing air and? ? ? ? on me! Enjoyed the succinct manner of this poem- which sounded so much like the weary utterances of a sick and jet-lagged passenger. A pleasant and humorous write- -but you have me thinking about that fan of mine... and the fate of any innocent bug life...
thank you for your comments that had me smiling, susan. good to hear from you. consider, however, that the moth would never reach the cutting blades but be blown back for trying. be and stay well. -glen
Your travelling experience in airlines with beautiful vacation time is brilliantly presented in this motivational poem. This is definitely an excellent poem...10
hey, kumarmani! thanks for your positive comments. it appears i'll have to change the punctuation in the fourth line since ph doesn't want to put a space between the closing parenthesis and the following word. be blessed! -glen
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Jet lagged - like a moth blowing into a fan. Wow! A perfect explanation, humorous yet serious, a true account of an in-flight experience. Glen, hope you enjoyed your vacation. with warm good wishes.
Hi, Geeta! Thanks! As I write we’re just a little while from leaving New York City and heading for upstate New York. Been good so far. Take care. -Glen