Frankfurter Buchmesse- A Poem by Anita Bacha

Par excellence , a major travel destination,
Frankfurt entices the biggest books celebration;
The content literary oriented will find displayed,
Poetry,classics,horror on shelves neatly 
arranged;
My flight on British Airways was booked,
A voracious bookworm was hooked;
I have to make it to Frankfurt Buchmesse;
I hazily jump out of bed, rush … rush,
The alarm of my IPhone rings too late,
I am in the kitchen sipping hot chocolate,
Half asleep in my pyjamas, on the toilet seat,
I compose and send an illustrated tweet;
Shampoo and body wash under the hot shower,
Up the stairs I climb to switch off the timer;
So many little but significant things to remember,
When leaving home deserted,mid- October;
A brand new fire linen, voile, white shirt,
A stylish,pleated black cotton skirt;
Colorful leg warmers and thermal socks,
Ouch! the thermal pants pinch my buttocks;
I have radiant, energetic, youthful looks,
I am totally and absolutely obsessed with books;
Trendy in knee high, leather boots,
Matching jacket and a satchel of books;
I drive with zeal to Heathrow Terminal 5, 
My mind set on catching the early morning flight.


Anita Bacha

Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024 is branding a powerful motto-
FBF 2024. Is Reading.
Read, Reflect,Relate 
I am at FBF 2024 to discover new books and to meet publishers.
It’s my second visit. A few years ago, my book, Soul Poetry published by Partridge was exhibited by Combined Books Exhibit at FBF.
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Happy reading weekend, my friends!

Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024

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Gluten Free Breakfast – Haiku – A Poem by Anita Bacha


gluten free breakfast 

smoke salmon on brown bread toast

fresh summer berries 

Anita Bacha 

Photo my own clicked at the Pullman, St.Pancras,London in June 2019. 

In that month I was attending a book event, the Jaipur Literary Festival at the British Library. I seized the opportunity to book a room at Pullman and, to kill two birds with one stone, enjoying the luxury of a hotel room vis à vis the British Library and spending memorable time with world acclaimed writers, to name a few, Irving Finkel ,author of ‘ The Lifeboat that saved the world’ , Shashi Tharoor, who has authored many books including ‘ Why I am a Hindu’ and Marcus Du Sautoy the author of the amazing’ The Creative Code – How AI is learning to write,paint and think.’

I have read the three books and other books I bought at the event but, I fell in love with the books of the Master of Haiku, Matsuo Bashō!

Hence, today’s haiku is my offering to you, my dear friends, Thank you for your visit. 

Anita Bacha.

Gluten free breakfast at Pullman
Autograph of Irving Tinkel
Autograph of Shashi Tharoor
Autograph of Marcus Du Sautoy