Poem
Gro Dahle
More and more often
More and more oftenthe Pope goes out to the dog
and lies down
next to it
with his head against
big grey dog
Both have soft water
behind closed eyes
They know about death
and practice a little every day
in the afternoon
while it is still light
That way they get wise to the world
and can give answers
When the Pope is not at home
Go to a grey dog
with your tears
© Translation: 2012, May-Brit Akerholt
More and more often
Stadig oftere
går paven ut til hunden
og legger seg ned
ved siden av
med hodet inntil
stor grå hun
Begge har mykt vann
bak lukkede øyne
De vet om døden
og trener litt hver dag
om ettermiddagen
mens det ennå er lyst
Slik blir de kloke på verden
og kan gi svar
Når paven ikke er hjemme
Gå til en grå hund
met gråten din
går paven ut til hunden
og legger seg ned
ved siden av
med hodet inntil
stor grå hun
Begge har mykt vann
bak lukkede øyne
De vet om døden
og trener litt hver dag
om ettermiddagen
mens det ennå er lyst
Slik blir de kloke på verden
og kan gi svar
Når paven ikke er hjemme
Gå til en grå hund
met gråten din
© 1987, Gro Dahle
From: Audiens
Publisher: J.W. Cappelens Forlag, Oslo
From: Audiens
Publisher: J.W. Cappelens Forlag, Oslo
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More and more often
More and more oftenthe Pope goes out to the dog
and lies down
next to it
with his head against
big grey dog
Both have soft water
behind closed eyes
They know about death
and practice a little every day
in the afternoon
while it is still light
That way they get wise to the world
and can give answers
When the Pope is not at home
Go to a grey dog
with your tears
© 2012, May-Brit Akerholt
From: Audiens
From: Audiens
More and more often
More and more oftenthe Pope goes out to the dog
and lies down
next to it
with his head against
big grey dog
Both have soft water
behind closed eyes
They know about death
and practice a little every day
in the afternoon
while it is still light
That way they get wise to the world
and can give answers
When the Pope is not at home
Go to a grey dog
with your tears
© 2012, May-Brit Akerholt
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