Gate C22

I did not really enjoy this poem. It was more of a man telling a story with no real meaning. The poem talks about a man who meets his wife at the airport after she came home from a trip. The poem describes how the man felt when he see's his wife coming off the plane ride home.
One line i thought was interesting was "the couple stood there, arms wrapped around each otherlike he'd just staggered off the boat at Ellis Island." I liked this line becasue it makes a connection to Ellis Island and how families felt when they met up with each other. It is a good comparision because it helps the reader know how the couple felt when they saw each other again. Another line I liked was, "snapped out of a coma, survived bone cancer." This line is good because it shows strong feelings. It shows how good the man felt when he saw his wife because it is compared to overcoming something serious like a disease.
I thought the tone of the poem was happy and joyful. The author wrote the poem to show how couples care about each other. I did not like the poem because it was more of a story with no real meaning.