fredag 11. mars 2011

Øystein Orten: POEMS IN ENGLISH


a life without worries

what were they dreaming of,
the old

the wrinkled foreheads
under shiny brimmed caps on the ferry dock

watched
the sky before going to bed
praying for good and fortunate weather

the knitting women at the charity raffle
knew that their man was lying on waves
snowstorms against the edge of the boat

heard consumption cough
from the attic bedroom
sleeping
and awake

what were they dreaming of
was it a life without worries
under the vast light


(eit attelitslaust liv  from havflammen 1995 translated into english by Margrete Trovåg)

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