[Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] finally
C. G. Estabrook
galliher at alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
Fri Jan 30 15:26:49 CST 2004
It's a poem as it stands. May I use it on the poetry show? ("Bard to
Verse," Saturdays noon-1pm on WEFT 90.1 FM.) --CGE
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004, parenti susan rose wrote:
> finally this happened:
>
> This month, in an airport in Spain, I sat waiting for my plane,
> hearing the usual routine texts over the loudspeakers--arrival and
> departures, baggage claims etc..
>
> And then-- Another routine text over the loudspeaker:"Barcelona
> airport is a no-smoking airport. We thank you for your corporation."
>
> For your corporation.
>
> I said, "O. They left out the 'o'".
>
> I was sitting in the business class lounge, where men and
> men-with-makeup-and-breasts (women, I guess, in suits) were buzzing
> around, enjoying privilege in the form of drinking freely provided
> champagne and of reading capitalist confirming news.
>
> For your corporation.
>
> Everyone seemed pleased.
>
> _________________________
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