Sunday, 6 September 2020

At the Relais du Triporteur

Boitsfort, town-village rolled in one
Attractive in the autumn sun
On the bus route, yet way out
Lakes and cobbles all about ...

Sunday market, eats and clothes
Bars where you can tap your toes
At the 'Kasbah', up small slope
A banjo quartet floats my boat!

Tables, well-spaced, wobbly floor
I have not been here before
Discerning dishes, chocolate cake;
Enthusiastic diners slake

Their avid thirst with wine and beer;
A bench falls over, people stare
A man is thrown back, hits his head
And to a taxi is soon led...

It grows dark - a creeping chill
We wrap up warm, enjoy the thrill
Of sitting in the open air
At last – togetherness to share!

(c) Poet in the woods 2020


124 Rue Middelbourg 1170 Brussels
Sadly, now closed for business ...


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