Jan Oskar Hansen Poems

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371.
Educated Stranger

The Educated Stranger

His dark eyes no longer smile, always well dressed,
he walks rapidly through town; speaks to people
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372.
Fado Singer

The Fado Singer

Our visitor was ninety two and could see far into the past
and into a future that held no trepidation.
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373.
Dog Power

Dog Power

Abandoned she was and hungry so I took her home. she was scared and hid under
the kitchen sink. I put water and food out and went to bed. She ate it all.
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374.
Saturday Night In Blue

Saturday Night in Blue.

The house key was on the same ring as my car key, couldn’t find
them I had locked myself out. Car neatly parked I never drink drive,
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375.
Where The Northwesterly Blows

Where the Northwesterly Blows (memory of a town)

In the small park with gloomy trees, near where the factories used to be,
was a bust of a man’s image on a plinth. I think it was made of bronze,
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376.
About Candles

About Candles (Senryu)
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Burnt out candle
But the wicker still flickers
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377.
Cowboy Poem

Cowboy Poetry

Cityscape, skyscrapers and hazy, smog filled sunsets; streets full
of brilliant red and white car lights. No one sleeps here.
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378.
Blank Page

Blank Page

This new blank page, a word processor page, I cannot touch. I ought to leave it this
way, just look at it and dream of what I could have written on it. If I delet the words
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379.
The Past

The Past

I live in a cottage that is 350 years old, wish I could have seen a ghost,
because I believe they exist. When I moved in here part of it had been
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380.
How To Write A Novel

How to write a Novel

I like to write a book, any book as long as it has my name on the cover.
A one day course, how to write a novel. The course leader, a published
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