Jan Oskar Hansen Poems

An African Queen
Senegal what do I know of that country
But I have sailed past her coast, alas, she
Is married to Dakar nothing I can do.
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The Lay of the Land

If my thoughts had wings
Or better still had arrows and a bow
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Marvellous Life
Back then it is back then- so bloody long ago-
my heart sang when going home after seeing you
I crossed a bridge, and the water hummed a love
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Morpheus`s Kiss
I knew something was up, the love of my life
Was there smiling we were together again?
But I was dragged into a deeper sleep one
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Wildfire

Fire, we fear flames seeking to obliterate
to cleanse forest and plains so the land can grow
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The Liberal Scandinavia

Rich Exiles do not take rubber dinghies
Across the sea, but take the plane
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Truth, be told
On an old fashion gramophone, they played sweet
music in a small cove made for two, the young man
smiled this sleek woman was to become his bride.
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Home at the Ranch
I once had a big ranch in Oregon; technically it is still mine
but I have no way to prove it. One day and far from the ranch
was inspecting fences when a sudden cold storm hit, to
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Murderous Laughter
From world famous violinist to a murderer was the headline of our newspaper.
I knew the man a musical genius but so shy he only made recordings and appeared
on radio. You never get famous unless people see you in the flesh so magazines
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Dead Canines in Spain

The Aegean Sea, another rubber dinghy sank 30 people drowned
most of them Syrians and from the hateful a smile when they are
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