Skriduklaustur

On the east coast of Iceland,  in a remote glacial valley,  the author Gunnar Gunnarson had a house built of laval rock in 1939. He lived there with his family for nine years before donating it to the nation in 1948. I loved its atmosphere and its beautiful location,  but then,  I was visiting in the summer. 


I could write here
Sat at this desk, with that view,
The mountain before me, 
The glacier feeding the river. 
It's quiet here, the air fresh and clean, 
Just pink-footed geese and a dog for company. 
I could grow old here, 
Sat in this garden with the sun on my face, 
The mountains dotted with snow - 
If I could join the geese
And fly south for the winter. 

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