Inspired Silence

Poems & Excerpts – Seeing and writing, thinking and doing

Tag: Europe

  • The Fear in Frankfurt

    The Fear in Frankfurt

    Sitting in the Frankfurt Airport… It’s 5:44am and I arrived here last night around 7pm. I may have slept for about 45 minutes. It’s an ironic ending to my journey – a sleepless night in Europe. I still love this travel, and find myself so conflicted in my desires: The desire to continue this relentless…

  • Split, Croatia

    Split, Croatia

    The elegant woman in the sun hat with an ice-cold demeanor. The awkward teenage boys with their vacation-bought t-shirts. The Canadian family with no less than 5 Canadian flags at their reach – bag tags, shirts, etc. This is Split Airport. Holding zone for  all the sunseekers, the escapists-for-a-week, the tired parents hoping for a…

  • To Rome By Train

    To Rome By Train

    On the train to Rome – They say I’m traveling Second Class… First Class is offered a drink upon being seated. We roll past little Italian towns on the journey, small hills dotting the horizon – A man and his wife place a cover on his little car and roll it to a protected spot…