The Tachlin Supermarket is next to the Tachlin Tunnel
The tunnel is quite new and was built to serve the high speed ICE trains
As part of the Spencer Group the supermarket was opened five years ago
And serves the nearby towns of Ake Nacke and Spake
From its plate glass windows customers can watch the impressive trains
Speed by either towards Koln or Frankfurt
Margit Ross was born of a Scottish father and a German mother
And is studying at the Goethe University in Frankfurt at present
She works in the customer service area of the store during holidays
As she speaks English French and Spanish as well as her home language
I meet her from time to time as I own a bookshop in Koln
Recently I gave her my copy of Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Which is one of the most extraordinary books ever written
Today I saw her reading the book in the Lattise Park which is opposite the supermarket
The book I know has impressed her but little does she know that quite soon
She will become one of the most celebrated writers in Germany with her debut novel
Silke Supermarket Haiku and the Festivals of Germany
From – Silke Supermarket Haiku and the Festivals of Germany (2022)