Sep 18: Auden in Iceland

From one of the poems that W H Auden wrote during his trip to Iceland.

I’ve learned to ride, at least to ride a pony, 

Taken a lot of healthy exercise, 

On barren mountains and in valleys stony, 

I’ve tasted a hot spring (a taste was wise), 

And foods a man remembers till he dies. 

All things considered, I consider Iceland, 

Apart from Reykjavík, a very nice land.

As featured in 'Moon Country' by Simon Armitage and Glyn Maxwell.

I had a Wordpress blog called "Iceland: a nice land", and hadn't realised that I subliminally might have taken it from this poem...

Image: Icelandic Lamb stew, Alan Parkinson