Naturally The Foundation Will Bear Your Expenses

The comet in stanza one is one of the first air crafts. Berkeley is a university in which he has given lectures. Stanza 2 is set when it is remembrance Sunday and the persona is trying to catch a plane, he then gets quite aggravated because his taxi is made late by all the people are in the streets paying respects. The persona seems very careless and selfish because all he wants to do is get his plane. The final stanza is how England manage this tribute makes him want to 'throw up' because he explains them to be quite childish and sentimental.