Jan Oskar Hansen Poems

I knew of a woman

Who wrote a novel that sold 30 thousand copies,
there was a talk of making her novel into a film,
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The saver


He began saving money when 15 years old, liked to see
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choices

It was a moment when the cacophony of voices, at the railway restaurant,
became one, no longer dusty prattle mixed with cigarette smoke, but a real,
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Dream makers

Through grimy windows I can see
Santa and his elves blowing
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Decline
The owner of my bar died
his widow opened windows wide
and life flooded in; sun light
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The applause

I had a drink before to a poetry reading and since I was nervous
drank a few whiskeys and spoke dramatically about the plight of the Palestinians
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Widows and Warriors


On the plateau a file of women, all in black,
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Wonder of Spring.

By the roadside, tiny
vibrant, green as the ocean
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Gunplay 1

They don´t have guns in heaven only tooth picks,
but god has got a golden gun, given to him by
the producer of James Bond movies.
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Dream night

My wine glass is full of moonlight,
drank and floated dreamily, on a carpet of night.
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