Jan Oskar Hansen Poems

Mini poetry


On a wall, written:
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The Cook’s Escape

As cook on a ship I hated her crew, rats posing as seafarers.
A night when the ship passed by the shores of Panama, and
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After Coronel Kaddafi


Who are the freedoms fighters in Libya? Except for young men
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War. Senryu

“End game”
That is when the dead get up
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Love in the Breeze.

At the nearly empty parking lot, near the supermarket,
two plastic bags danced in the spring breeze.
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Cracks in the Mirror

The ship’s gone, sailed without me,
alone in a hotel room I sweat and try
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Utility Cars

Ambulance’s light flashing,
and blue is the night.
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Hitler, the Man Who Created Israel.

I have just looked at some picture of Hitler as a young soldier,
he wears a grey uniform walks in a grey street and buildings
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Democracy and Oil

When rebels wave the magic banner of democracy,
the west acts blindly like a troll caught in daylight.
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A Poet without a Pen

On terrace I see city’s light shine as cold pearls along the bay,
but night sentinels have a duty to shine till first light of dawn.
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