Travel Poetry

Thinking of Europe: Lockdown Holiday

A Poem Celebrating A Holiday In Spain That Never Was

Unicorn in a pool — Photo by

Unicorn
in the swimming pool we
used to bring the beach to our garden.
Celebrating lockdown
holiday.

Today was the last day of a Dutch school vacation. We were supposed to travel, but, like everybody else, circumstances forced us to stay home. So, if we can’t go to the beach in Spain, we bring a bit of Spanish beach to our garden.