Here’s a DIY introduction to the poem.
Imagine something funny. Now chuckle.
Think of something pithy and a little bit poignant. Slowly stop chuckling, rub chin pensively. Savor the thought with head and neck bent at an approximate 45-degree angle. Savor. Hold.
Bend head/neck in opposite direction if necessary. Savor. Hold. Wait for ocular moisture to well up and… read! Enjoy:
Here’s hoping for no flight delays. . .