Quack!

God, love a duck.....

Traveling by plane across the main,
Sitting in coach waiting for peanuts,
I was thinking about layovers.

Drifting to sleep on that square of a pillow,
Knees to my chest and arms folded tight,
Dreaming of home but stuck on this flight.

Turbulence seesawing our plane up and down,
Waking me abruptly, my vision still blurred,
I glance out the window over the wing.

Mother of god! It's a duck of all things.
Staring at me like a new zoo exhibit,
Quacking at me to say what an idiot.

Stuck in a can hurtling across the sky,
At the mercy of gravity because I can't fly.
This duck makes a point as he leaps in the air.
Spreading his wings, gone without a care.

Oct 24, 2010

Author's Note

Reviews

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Judy, you are too funny! This is great!

[Muse]

Thanks for the laugh and the smile, I loved this! I love your humor, and great pic! BTW, in regards to your latest review, I'm not Schizophrenic, and not completely mad, but I do have OCD that I struggle with daily. Anyways, I would be honored if you would accept my friend request?
Muse

[Fabian G. Franklin]

"Oh, my duck can do a wonderful trick...She can lay an egg!" What's so WONDERFUL about that?..."Well...can YOU lay an egg?" Shirley Temple

Funny and fun, love it.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Humorous, yet realistic. This is too strange not to be believed.

Good write.

[Lily Mae]

Well after the nasty flights and delay issues I just went through I can sooo relate lol.. I love it Judy...xx

[Lourisa]

Very funny! The poem is great and the picture just complimented it so well :D Thanks for making me smile!

[Poetic Beauty]

This is so funny but so true and I myself do not like to fly either.

[Chris Smith Welshpoetcs]

I like it, you brought a smile to my day ; )

[Sarah Lynn]

This poem is so very cute! I love how it has a light-hearted tone to it, but also has a way of showing definite depth. It boggles my mind on just what we view "freedom" as and how askew our perspective may be. Anyway, loved it! =]

[J. Hampton]

And ducks .. They make it look so easy
... Lol " stuck in a can indeed "
You incidentally captured all the contorted
Motions of attempted " in-flight " sleep
This made me giggle