Jan Oskar Hansen Poems

Gold Rush

Today I have been watching burly men
with heavy machinery despoiling Alaska
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Depression 2
I was often jealous of my brother he had what I lacked
which was charm and people were drawn to him
he was intelligently knowledgeable without demonstrating
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Thoughts on Saturday

I saw the Queen of England on TV it was her birthday and people
were out waving flags.I dislike monarchy in any form
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An oil port

He is looking on to shore and sees an oil terminal
waiting for the pilot, he may arrive today or tomorrow.
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A fluff of life

He sensed something on the window ledge
it was an insect of the summer past
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A troubled life


Her life has become
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The March

The best-designed plans
have the tendency
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Bolivia

in Bolivia, the socialist won
the election, after the American inspired coup
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Ex-husband

He was a quiet man
his wife found him boring
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A swan and ducks

In the garden of a hotel, we could afford
a black, beautiful swan in a fenced-in lake
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