Fernweh
Location
From the far stretches
To the middle of the earth,
All these sights to see.
Names of places I
Cannot pronounce but can still
Conceptualize.
Trolltunga, Norway:
Over a glistening lake
I will meditate.
Machu Pichu, where
Ancient civilizations
Rose and fell like rocks.
Pemuteran Bay,
Bali: an underwater
Temple garden rests.
Neuschwanstein Castle,
Germany: Cinderella’s
Palace tangible.
Elephant Rock in
Heimaey, Iceland: its trunk
Extending to sea.
Iceberg lagoon in
Frozen Antarctica, far
Beyond peoples’ reach.
Quaint little town of
Colmar, France, with bright buildings,
Flowers, waterways.
Istanbul, Turkey,
In which you can straddle two
Continents at once.
The broad expanse of
Italy, with its beauty
And rich history.
Whitehaven Beach in
Australia, where the blue
And white waters whirl.
To climb Everest,
In Kathmandu, Nepal, the
Highest peak on earth.
The Devil’s Punchbowl,
With torrents cascading past
Me in New Zealand.
Santorini, Greece:
The azure and white buildings
Stretching across cliffs.
Uganda, where those
In poverty can still smile
And share with strangers.
Fernweh. An ache for
Distant places. A craving
To travel the world.