Poem
Monica Aasprong
gas to the lamp
gas to the lamp, did you remember,asks the child
and blood to the fur
you gave me a lamp of silver
no, an ocean, it was
an ocean
the column of the back in water
the nail’s power
unfolds
hair
the wounds and
the fur to the dog
glass to the bell jar
glass flax to
the pig flax in
the floor
it’s not so easy,
I say,
to breed a face
© Translation: 2013, May-Brit Akerholt
gas to the lamp
gass til lampen, har du husket det,
spør barnet
og blod til pelsen
du ga meg en lampe av sølv
nei, et hav, var det vel
et hav
ryggens søyle i vann
neglens kraft
foldes ut
hår
sårene og
pelsen til hunden
glass til klokken
glass lin til
grisen lin i
gulvet
det er ikke så lett,
sier jeg,
å ale opp et ansikt
spør barnet
og blod til pelsen
du ga meg en lampe av sølv
nei, et hav, var det vel
et hav
ryggens søyle i vann
neglens kraft
foldes ut
hår
sårene og
pelsen til hunden
glass til klokken
glass lin til
grisen lin i
gulvet
det er ikke så lett,
sier jeg,
å ale opp et ansikt
© 2010, Monica Aasprong
From: Et diktet barn
Publisher: Cappelen Damm, Oslo
From: Et diktet barn
Publisher: Cappelen Damm, Oslo
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gas to the lamp
gas to the lamp, did you remember,asks the child
and blood to the fur
you gave me a lamp of silver
no, an ocean, it was
an ocean
the column of the back in water
the nail’s power
unfolds
hair
the wounds and
the fur to the dog
glass to the bell jar
glass flax to
the pig flax in
the floor
it’s not so easy,
I say,
to breed a face
© 2013, May-Brit Akerholt
From: Et diktet barn
From: Et diktet barn
gas to the lamp
gas to the lamp, did you remember,asks the child
and blood to the fur
you gave me a lamp of silver
no, an ocean, it was
an ocean
the column of the back in water
the nail’s power
unfolds
hair
the wounds and
the fur to the dog
glass to the bell jar
glass flax to
the pig flax in
the floor
it’s not so easy,
I say,
to breed a face
© 2013, May-Brit Akerholt
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