My ticket stub from Ryanair
Told me to use the rearward stair
And so I did, but I could see
No-one at all had followed me.
As if it were a well-planned stunt
The others crowded to the front
And there they queued so it was fun
To be a peaceful crowd of one
Unpressured by a pushing horde,
The steward smiled "Please step aboard".
While switching off my mobile phones
I watched men fill three orange cones
With plastic chains, quite nifty things
So folks don't stroll beneath the wings
The preparations now complete
I peer out from my window seat
And as we move I have a sort
Of word-association thought:
Although I used the airport bus
It's taxi now for all of us!
