Jan Oskar Hansen Poems

Peru
I was a pilot on a transport plane when
it landed in Chimbote I worked for a small air transport
company "Vanilla Air" who accepted med despite
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Weekdays

I like Mondays
it starts hopefully
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About me (isn`t it all)

Old age is travel towards death, and I spend
the waiting time writing what I call alternative poetry
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An Odd Bird

The seagull and I were flying over the Andes.
the mountain was brown, and we saw a lake green
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High Tech
In the Silicon Valley the sit the tsars of high tech
producing stuff, you didn`t know you needed
They know the Armageddon is coming but try
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Obituary of a cook
A famous French cook has passed away
this is sad of course, but it shows how the world of catering
has changed character.
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Habits

There are certain things in life one has to accept
I used to drink a lot, but it was at an awkward junction
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The old soldiers Café

We went to my favoured restaurant it is no longer so,
on a table near us sat a group of Ukrainians eating plenty
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Quiet despair
getting up
Sitting down,
We are leaving tomorrow
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I don`t know why I wrote this

You must remember this, a kiss
is not enough I have to pay the maid
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