The IPCC
Nobelly
Does not deny
That it’s rather disturbing
That carbon needs curbing
Lest billions die.

I rail against planes
Live grounded, preach trains
Such principles imply:
Be where you are;
The lure of the far
Is a marketeer’s lie.

When I leave home
I Less flit, and more roam;
Avoiding the sky
Though sea options are slim
(Cruise-link, or swim)
Few folks even try.

A long day on the train
Would not be such pain
Were planes not hatching the sky.
But nobody cares
To doze in those chairs
Vertebrae awry.

The airline prices
By devious devices
Are half as high,
Cos all the world lacks
A kerosene tax:
Fuel duty does not apply

I could telecompute
If rail didn’t refute
A 2nd class power supply
The trains have neglected
To be really connected.
But planes have wifi!

And booking on-line
For planes is just fine,
But trains make me cry.
Databases disagree,
Lacking usability;
Fuck it, I’ll fly!