In 2022, I studied abroad in Denmark. I stayed in a suburb a mere 20 minute train ride from Copenhagen. Here is a collection of poems I wrote during that time.
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Your ground littered in leaves
Your skies coated by clouds
Your seas, cold and stormy,
But kind and loving all the same
How I want to engrave you into my soul,
The lands I've come to love
The places I'll come to miss
Platform
I saw you on the train today,
Except it wasn't really you
But I wish it was
Even if I wouldn't know what to say
Winter Morning
The early morning,
Still cold and dark
The birds in the courtyard
Look different
Larger than life
My tea has gone cold
Perhaps the sun will return
Sooner rather than later
Commute
There is a loose tile in the subway tunnel
It rings loud when stepped on
There is a holly bush on the corner
It is always green
There is a stairwell
It is always empty
There is a train
Full and loud
There is me
Alone
Goodbyes
And maybe I am greedy
Because I want to devour the whole of the country
With my eyes
With my heart
I want to consume it
Hold it inside
On Trains, On Buses, On Ferries
Endlessly searching, watching, looking
Open skies, fields, and seas,
Stay with me
Here in my eyes
Here in my heart
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