Jan Oskar Hansen Poems

The infancy of TV in Norway

He came home early to see the news
on TV. After the news weather forecast
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somewhere

It is a beautiful morning in Cascais tourists are still asleep, as is my wife
A police car hastens through the Avenida and the young officers
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On this calm day
the reflection of a ship in the bay
a mirror of tranquillity.
Meanwhile, not far from here
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At the hospital (nurses and doctors)

Been to see the diabetes doctor
first, we had to see the nurse who did the physical aspect.
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Abortion, an opinion.

I sat on the terrace sun was flooding obliterating whiteness
escaped into the living room, observing four ships anchored in the bay.
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Of men and plants


The endless growing of new leaves
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Odd timing

Woke up wide awake it was two in the morning
thought of having a whisky to get back to sleep
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The war games

Yesterday afternoon in Finland, as happy people walked about
content in their world of social welfare and full employment
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Looking at things

Walking on cobblestones is an ordeal
and more is the traffic, I look out of the window
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The legs

Sitting in shorts. on the terrace, I bought ten years ago
I try to get a tan hiding them from the devastation of time.
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