Jan Oskar Hansen Poems

The Ascent.

I walked on the vast plateau the everlasting wind of time had blown away
the sand and exposed millions of skeletons and the memory of man from
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Tanka.

Does tailor Cohen
When sewing you a suit
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Tanka.

Ruby, he gave her
Unclean as coagulated blood
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Tanka.

Greeted by applause
Bullfighter struts on the arena
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Tanka

When time is hard
Someone must take the blame
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The killing

A flock of white doves flew over my house, heading due east, if they were flying to
Israel fat chance, and if they landed on the Gaza strip they would end up in a pot.
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Tanka

Marilyn Monroe
I loved her so greatly
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Empires
On the ancient road I hear roman soldiers’ footsteps, all roads lead back to an empire;
and nothing has changed the poor die in the service of their masters. The Romans took
the elites sons of country they wanted to dictate sent them to Rome trained and sent
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Funeral of old Lady
The old lady died, yes she is thoroughly dead
at five, before first light was about to shine
on Lisbon’s sky. Skin covering tired bones, her
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Unpainted Painting.

I found a painting on the dump by the road, heads of many colours
seeking shelter, under a colourful umbrella, against coming storm.
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