Bavarian Blahs

Munich has its pleasantries. I don't intend
To list them all. It's clean. It seems to be
Well run. The whole town's been rebuilt,
Of course, so all the architecture's new,
But streets still wind. They have the
Intimacy city streets should have,
And at sufficient intervals, a square
Appears, one full of tables, places
Where a local or a guest can be a
Resident, and meet with old friends
Or with new, and eat, and drink
Enormous mugs of beer, a party
Every day. I haven't reason
To complain, but I don't like it
That much here. The place seems
Too American. I've gotten
Waterlogged from beer. I'd rather
I was back in Paris, with its shabby
Beaux Arts charms, its wine.
Pickpockets notwithstanding, I'd
Prefer that I was there, still sharing
It with you.



Poetry by Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2017-09-30 at 11:26

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