Sonnets from Suburbia: Fellow Passengers
Fellow Passengers
Surveying fellow passengers involves
keen eyes and just a little smidge of judgement,
as weary parents pray a toy resolves
a tantrum and their row’s concealed begrudgement..
Those bodies overdue for exercise
with difficulty hoist a bulging bag
into the overhead. The swollen eyes
betray indulgence and the wife will nag.
And me I always check the exits first
while whispering a prayer for our young pilot.
On every flight anticipate the worst
and hate my seatmate’s hair, I wish he’d style it.
Across the aisle with some relief discovered
a nun with rosary, she’s got us covered.
Lady Penelope
Penny Peyser, aka “Lady Penelope” is an actress / writer / documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles. Her sonnets have been published in Defenestration , Blood & Bourbon, Page & Spine and Chantwood Magazine among others. Highlights from her acting career include The Hot l Baltimore original production at Circle in the Square, the films All the President’s Men, The InLaws, The Frisco Kid and TV series Rich Man, Poor Man II, The Tony Randall Show, Crazy Like a Fox and Knots Landing. Please visit http://Linktr.ee/penpeyser for all links and to learn about her documentaries Trying to Get Good and Stillpoint. And now Penny Peyser has gathered all of her sonnets into a new book, “Sonnets from Suburbia: More Candles Than Cake”. It is a work of pure genius!
