jan hansen Poems

war on children
The ocean is calm and blue today
Barefoot among crushed building
The children play with a ball found
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The beginning

On his space-ship had traveled far to
a place where no big bang had happened
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I never met him
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The Ghost

I tend to wake up at three in the morning
So, I woke up in an cold bedroom we can't afford
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homecoming

I was back in my village 
had a plastic bag in my hand
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A January Sunday

It is forenoon with showers of rain
Houses try to huddle together for warmth
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A great Day
This morning, although Monday has a jubilant
Feel, the wind is light, the winter sun warms
The balcony, as seen sitting inside looking out
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The Burden

He is so wealthy perhaps the richest man
In the world, he enjoyed his lucre and sired
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Random Journey (written 2016)
Is the inception of a voyage the end of an abstract nothingness
and beginnings of conscious life, like driving to town and buying the papers
I remember a song: "Set Sail at the Sunset", I can hum the rest, but have
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A regular day

We read, with amusement, that Facebook is set free
Mark, our erstwhile friend, has seen the light
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