I spent last winter in Bavaria, Germany writing lots of brevity during the long days of lockdown. It was challenging to be so far from home during this strange time, but I am honored to share today that A Wintertide Trio: three small poems written during the longest lockdown, was published for the first time today on Spillwords. A huge thank you to Dagmara K. for selecting my words for publication. I will share one of the poems here in the hopes that you will be compelled to visit Spillwords and read my other two small poems. Kind regards, K.

Candlemas Pilgrimage

Suitcase cold,
I fulfill my itinerary locally.
My back deck is Budapest,
ancient city of balustrade bridges,
algae green planks, the Buda Castle.
Inside, the pantry is Sicily;
amid the curves of canisters,
my putto son pulls down sweets.
His flourishing eyes
the highlight of my pilgrimage.

22 responses to “Bavarian Winter”

  1. Wonderful, congratulations, K! ☺️

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    1. Thanks, John. This day was so long, I almost forgot. Just got it in, at least.

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    Jim Wingrove

    ❤️❤️

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    1. Thank you. 😊

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  3. A beautiful finish!

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    1. Many thanks, Hobbo.

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      1. 👍

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  4. Yes! A gorgeous finish. Congratulations!

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    1. Thank you kindly, Worms.

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  5. Excellent and not a bad way to spend lockdown in Bavaria 👍❤️

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    1. It was beautiful there.

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  6. Loving the way this one encompasses a vast array of culture and landscape!

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    1. Thank you. Yes, we had real bad imaginary travels that year. I remember both vividly.

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  7. Congrats!

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    1. Thank you, Charlotte.

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  8. a compact little poem; lovely ending —

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    1. Thank you, John. The whole trip feels very Bavarian and in the moment.

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      1. yes, I’ll slip over to that website and have a look at the other two 🙂

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      2. Wonderful. Thanks. They are just wafer thin things.

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  9. My alerted quills quivered at
    the spilling of your words, K.

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  10. Tom Avatar

    Congratulations on getting it published, K! Wonderful news 🙂

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  11. writingwhatnots Avatar
    writingwhatnots

    Congratulations K on having your poems published with Spillwords. Brava!

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