Utah or Bust!

We flew to Utah yesterday

Bea decided we should go

so, we made some paper passports

and boarding cards, you know,

then sitting on the staircase

one behind the other

Grandma was appointed cabin crew

to sort out any bother,

like suitcases and snacks and stuff

or sitting on the aisle,

she made us very comfortable

it was going to take a while, so

she showed us the life preserver

that looked suspiciously like a bra

and pointed to the emergency exits

thar and thar and thar!

eventually we landed

tripping off the bottom stair,

into the lounge for duty-frees

selecting them with care

from the fireside ornaments

magazines and stuff,

until the clock struck midday

when Bea had had enough,

so we climbed back up the fuselage

and tottered along the wing,

down to kitchen baggage claim 

each with a sprightly spring,

we’ll keep those important documents

ready for our next version

of Bea’s staircase aeroplane

and her next pretend excursion,

this way we travel free around the world

a global boarding pass 

on Bea’s imagination

Staircase Airlines Business Class

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© Graham Sherwood 11/2019