Jan Oskar Hansen Poems

Doris Day.

I had something on my mind but Doris day
keep coming in making me hum one of her songs.
...

Summertime

When I was young, and it was summer
we went to the beach with a bulky gramophone
...

The Occupier

A wrong type of rabbits have invaded
the woods they are aggressive, intelligent
...

The Vanished Aircraft
The plane that disappeared some years ago
with 290 passengers didn`t fall into the sea
but landed at the back of the moon, where
...

When words stop

Words, words sunken Japanese warships
in the bay of Palau where yellow jellyfish do not sting
...

A friendly place
There are no catfish in our little lake
but it has giant frogs, and some of them die if they are late
and the sun warms just standing on stone unable to move
...

Gold Rush

Today I have been watching burly men
with heavy machinery despoiling Alaska
...

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
...

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
...

An oil port

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