Poem
Jan Erik Vold
A New Meeting
A new meeting – and allthe pain
bound
to follow. Even so
we’re happy about it, pulling at
all the
handles, levers and sticks
of joy, jackpot
upon jackpot!
while the coins gush out
so fast
and so many that we cannot
collect them – never mind about
that, never mind.
Cashing in
these chips, that’s where
the real work
begins.
© Translation: 1988, Jan Erik Vold
ET NYTT MØTE
ET NYTT MØTE
Et nytt møte – og all densmerte
dét
innebærer. Likevel
gleder vi oss, likevel
trekker vi
i alle salighetens
spaker håndtak og hendler, jackpot
på jackpot!
mens myntene raser
ut, de er flere og kommer fortere
enn vi kan samle
dem opp – la gå
med det, la gå med det.
Å veksle
disse sjetongene inn, det er der
det virkelige
arbeidet ligger.
© 1988, Jan Erik Vold
From: En som het Abel Ek
Publisher: Gyldendal, Oslo
From: En som het Abel Ek
Publisher: Gyldendal, Oslo
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A New Meeting
A new meeting – and allthe pain
bound
to follow. Even so
we’re happy about it, pulling at
all the
handles, levers and sticks
of joy, jackpot
upon jackpot!
while the coins gush out
so fast
and so many that we cannot
collect them – never mind about
that, never mind.
Cashing in
these chips, that’s where
the real work
begins.
© 1988, Jan Erik Vold
From: En som het Abel Ek
From: En som het Abel Ek
A New Meeting
A new meeting – and allthe pain
bound
to follow. Even so
we’re happy about it, pulling at
all the
handles, levers and sticks
of joy, jackpot
upon jackpot!
while the coins gush out
so fast
and so many that we cannot
collect them – never mind about
that, never mind.
Cashing in
these chips, that’s where
the real work
begins.
© 1988, Jan Erik Vold
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