May 2014
Border patrol checkpoint
empty again
made our passports obsolete
nothing
to declare anyway
lush greenery
barely changes
from country to country
overcast skies
precariously straddle
nations
ancient vineyards
still yield
magnificent drops
castles crumble
a little more everyday
not even the towering pines
can save them
moody melodies strum
around my head
forever framing
this summer’s trip
just a little
differently
than the years
before.
empty again
made our passports obsolete
nothing
to declare anyway
lush greenery
barely changes
from country to country
overcast skies
precariously straddle
nations
ancient vineyards
still yield
magnificent drops
castles crumble
a little more everyday
not even the towering pines
can save them
moody melodies strum
around my head
forever framing
this summer’s trip
just a little
differently
than the years
before.
My parents lived in Germany half the 80's and all the 90's , and would invite us over from the US for a summer vacay nearly every year .Political landscapes changed during those years , as did our everyday lives .
