'Seehaus im Sommer'

Decorated garden,

decked out in postcard perfection,
Bayern enshrined,

time honoured.

Beer mugs dot the tabletops,

stout glacial giants,

standing tall and proud

amongst the spotted raindrops,

mirroring the glinting lake face,

spilling irrepressible prisms.

Jugs filled with the centuries fermented,

draped upon their noble brims

dappled sunlight reflects

perspex dances of dragonflies.

All life emanates from the heart-

the perennial splendour of that chestnut tree,

and the sound of birds rolling above

pours like helles from its canopy.

(Summer 2012)