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Tone Hødnebø
COLUMNS, stairs, a dozen
COLUMNS, stairs, a dozenluminous lamps
and the sound from the office machines
cumbersome tasks
lined up ahead of us
The steps walk and walk
towards someone you must not become
who you already are
weeping and weeping,
begging for a kiss.
© Translation: 2013, Cecilie Dahl and Tone Hødnebø
COLUMNS, stairs, a dozen
SØYLER, trapper, et dusin
lysende lamper
og duren fra kontormaskinene
et tungrodd arbeid
ligger foran oss
Skrittene går og går
mot den man ikke burde bli,
den man allerede er
som griner og griner seg
til et kyss.
lysende lamper
og duren fra kontormaskinene
et tungrodd arbeid
ligger foran oss
Skrittene går og går
mot den man ikke burde bli,
den man allerede er
som griner og griner seg
til et kyss.
© 1997, Tone Hødnebø
From: Pendel
Publisher: Kolon forlag, Oslo
From: Pendel
Publisher: Kolon forlag, Oslo
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COLUMNS, stairs, a dozen
COLUMNS, stairs, a dozenluminous lamps
and the sound from the office machines
cumbersome tasks
lined up ahead of us
The steps walk and walk
towards someone you must not become
who you already are
weeping and weeping,
begging for a kiss.
© 2013, Cecilie Dahl and Tone Hødnebø
From: Pendel
From: Pendel
COLUMNS, stairs, a dozen
COLUMNS, stairs, a dozenluminous lamps
and the sound from the office machines
cumbersome tasks
lined up ahead of us
The steps walk and walk
towards someone you must not become
who you already are
weeping and weeping,
begging for a kiss.
© 2013, Cecilie Dahl and Tone Hødnebø
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