Ikke kom hit.
Hvis du vil søke lykken
Hvis du ikke vil bli som oss
Hvis du ikke har riktige papirer
Hvis du ikke er i kvoten
Ikke kom hit.
Hvis du er fra feil land
Hvis du har gjort noe galt
Hvis du har noen der hjemme du vil forsørge
Hvis du er syk og ikke kan bidra
Ikke kom hit.
Hvis du ikke er en av oss
Hvis du ikke har riktig kultur
Hvis du har tenkt å leve ditt liv som du vil
Og ikke ta med deg familien
Ikke kom hit.
Ikke regn med å få hjelp.
Vi har nok med oss selv.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Monday, November 29, 2010
Save the Word
Count your dead -
our lives are more important than yours.
Stainless steel -
you either have it in you, or you don't.
You are blind.
We work in such mysterious ways.
Look away.
(That sound was not the click of a gun.)
Kill the preacher, save the word.
Nothing speaks except the sword.
our lives are more important than yours.
Stainless steel -
you either have it in you, or you don't.
You are blind.
We work in such mysterious ways.
Look away.
(That sound was not the click of a gun.)
Kill the preacher, save the word.
Nothing speaks except the sword.
Monday, July 05, 2010
Stellar
I never returned to the dreams of your sleep -
you linger in mine.
You sit on the threshold, the back of my mind.
I’ll see you, in time.
You’ll shine from afar,
wherever we are -
each night a star.
I found you alone at the core, at the start -
a light in the dark.
I leave you with nothing and more than a part:
a hope, and a spark.
You’ll shine from afar,
wherever we are -
each night a star.
I keep coming back to the gates of your house,
and peer through the bars.
You’re in there, I know it, a light is inside.
I know where you are.
You’ll shine from afar,
wherever we are -
each night a star.
you linger in mine.
You sit on the threshold, the back of my mind.
I’ll see you, in time.
You’ll shine from afar,
wherever we are -
each night a star.
I found you alone at the core, at the start -
a light in the dark.
I leave you with nothing and more than a part:
a hope, and a spark.
You’ll shine from afar,
wherever we are -
each night a star.
I keep coming back to the gates of your house,
and peer through the bars.
You’re in there, I know it, a light is inside.
I know where you are.
You’ll shine from afar,
wherever we are -
each night a star.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Oppgangsmøbler i gigantklassen
Jeg ledet en gang en bedrift som produserte eksklusive møbler til Norges rike og berømte. Det var gjengs praksis å lage møblene større jo bedre landets økonomi og luksusnivå utviklet seg, og i det siste hadde oppgangen vært ekstremt stor – faktisk så stor at vi hadde utfordringer med å få laget store nok møbler.
En dag hadde oppgangen vært så stor at jeg måtte beordre mine beste eksperter til å begynne byggingen av et møbel så stort at vi behøvde en utrangert rakettsilo (plassert i Råde i Østfold) for å få plass. Hemmeligholdet var sterkt rundt dette prosjektet, da dette var et møbel av en slik uhørt størrelse og art at børsmarkedet måtte holdes utenfor for å unngå krakk av bibelske proporsjoner.
Arbeidet var kommet godt av sted da alarmen gikk under en av mine besiktigelser av dette episke møbelet. Jeg hadde nettopp bedt prosjektledelsen i bunnen av siloen om å påskynde arbeidet for å ta unna den store oppgangen da vi ble nødt til å avbryte, finne et sted der vi kunne gjemme oss og deretter være musestille. Ned den endeløse vindeltrappen fra overflaten kom inspektører fra Statens Kontroll- og Konstitusjonskomité, og de var væpnet til tennene.
Heldigvis hadde man kampdroider.
En dag hadde oppgangen vært så stor at jeg måtte beordre mine beste eksperter til å begynne byggingen av et møbel så stort at vi behøvde en utrangert rakettsilo (plassert i Råde i Østfold) for å få plass. Hemmeligholdet var sterkt rundt dette prosjektet, da dette var et møbel av en slik uhørt størrelse og art at børsmarkedet måtte holdes utenfor for å unngå krakk av bibelske proporsjoner.
Arbeidet var kommet godt av sted da alarmen gikk under en av mine besiktigelser av dette episke møbelet. Jeg hadde nettopp bedt prosjektledelsen i bunnen av siloen om å påskynde arbeidet for å ta unna den store oppgangen da vi ble nødt til å avbryte, finne et sted der vi kunne gjemme oss og deretter være musestille. Ned den endeløse vindeltrappen fra overflaten kom inspektører fra Statens Kontroll- og Konstitusjonskomité, og de var væpnet til tennene.
Heldigvis hadde man kampdroider.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
My Funeral Arrangements
When I am dead and colder,
don’t waste me in the ground.
Dress me in a 60’s space suit -
launch me to the stars.
And make the priests start dancing
and throw their robes away -
a naked ring of clergy
will send me on my way.
And the congregation will sing:
“I’ve heard your voice and I know your face
and now, finally, now I will see your eyes. “
Children will bang on kettles,
grownups will sit on the floor -
party hats for everyone
now that I am no more.
And the congregation will sing:
“I’ve heard your voice and I know your face
and now, finally, now I will see your eyes.”
My insides hopefully outside me, my wants and hopes all done,
this way the past will be present no more –
Forget me but do not forgive me, believe me and leave me alone.
And the tomb or the plaque or the flag or the rock or the bottom of the page should state:
“I hear your voice and I know you’re smiling and now, finally, now I can see your eyes.”
don’t waste me in the ground.
Dress me in a 60’s space suit -
launch me to the stars.
And make the priests start dancing
and throw their robes away -
a naked ring of clergy
will send me on my way.
And the congregation will sing:
“I’ve heard your voice and I know your face
and now, finally, now I will see your eyes. “
Children will bang on kettles,
grownups will sit on the floor -
party hats for everyone
now that I am no more.
And the congregation will sing:
“I’ve heard your voice and I know your face
and now, finally, now I will see your eyes.”
My insides hopefully outside me, my wants and hopes all done,
this way the past will be present no more –
Forget me but do not forgive me, believe me and leave me alone.
And the tomb or the plaque or the flag or the rock or the bottom of the page should state:
“I hear your voice and I know you’re smiling and now, finally, now I can see your eyes.”
Er det en penn?
(til V.)
Er det en stav
eller et spyd?
Er det et kors
jeg er ment til å bære?
Er det en dolk
eller et blad?
Er det en stein
når jeg velger å kaste?
Er det et lys
der det er mørkt?
Er det en fakkel
jeg holder i hånden?
Er det en penn?
Holder den meg?
Er det en stav
eller et spyd?
Er det et kors
jeg er ment til å bære?
Er det en dolk
eller et blad?
Er det en stein
når jeg velger å kaste?
Er det et lys
der det er mørkt?
Er det en fakkel
jeg holder i hånden?
Er det en penn?
Holder den meg?
Friday, March 12, 2010
reflection in rain
these gathering clouds
promise rain on everyone
and cooling of souls
a thundering fall
many million equals pass
to unmindful ends
they crash to the ground
joining all that never was
and never will be
absorbed by the earth
promising the longing sky
to rise yet again
the passage of time:
my hand holds a water drop
this moment is gone
promise rain on everyone
and cooling of souls
a thundering fall
many million equals pass
to unmindful ends
they crash to the ground
joining all that never was
and never will be
absorbed by the earth
promising the longing sky
to rise yet again
the passage of time:
my hand holds a water drop
this moment is gone
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Safe Travels
I'm leaving you
to go somewhere
don't look for me
in city squares
I can't be found
I can't be seen
don't wait for me
I'm moving on
and pass with ease
don't look for me
in cemeteries
engravings wither
unlike me
don't cry for me
Remember me
the one I was
don't look for me
in photographs
a camera can
only see
one part of me
forgive me, dear
and set me free
don't look for me
in grass and trees
the clouded sky will shelter me
eternally.
Sang for dagen og natten
Jeg mister deg
hver eneste dag –
blant ropene og kampene
forsvinner du
langt bort fra meg.
Jeg ville ikke bygge en mur.
Ved foten min ligger en stein.
Du går fra meg
hver eneste kveld –
mitt tidevann og stjerneskinn
forlater du
for skog og vei.
Jeg tenkte ikke rive et hus.
Alle dørene står åpne.
Jeg finner deg
hver eneste natt –
din inderlige sjelesang
har lokket meg
til leiet ditt.
Jeg tenkte ikke rope så høyt
men har ligget her stille så lenge.
hver eneste dag –
blant ropene og kampene
forsvinner du
langt bort fra meg.
Jeg ville ikke bygge en mur.
Ved foten min ligger en stein.
Du går fra meg
hver eneste kveld –
mitt tidevann og stjerneskinn
forlater du
for skog og vei.
Jeg tenkte ikke rive et hus.
Alle dørene står åpne.
Jeg finner deg
hver eneste natt –
din inderlige sjelesang
har lokket meg
til leiet ditt.
Jeg tenkte ikke rope så høyt
men har ligget her stille så lenge.
The School of Athens
Some of us are pointing to the sky
Where truth and ideal beauty seem to lie
Everything depends on point of view
And what is watched when changing changes you
Some of us are pointing to the ground
Where life is what it is and Earth is round
Everything is hidden in its parts
And finding where it ends is where it starts
None of us gets out of here alive
It doesn’t matter how we toil and strive
A life and death as common to us all
As every day’s slow end as shadows fall
So close your eyes and dream a little, dream!
Before the day draws close and sunlight streams
Across the waking world where we will walk -
And smile - there’s more to dreams than feeble talk
One of us is making up his mind
To go with what is really hard to find
A longing towards always something new
And find a phrase to bring it home to you
Where truth and ideal beauty seem to lie
Everything depends on point of view
And what is watched when changing changes you
Some of us are pointing to the ground
Where life is what it is and Earth is round
Everything is hidden in its parts
And finding where it ends is where it starts
None of us gets out of here alive
It doesn’t matter how we toil and strive
A life and death as common to us all
As every day’s slow end as shadows fall
So close your eyes and dream a little, dream!
Before the day draws close and sunlight streams
Across the waking world where we will walk -
And smile - there’s more to dreams than feeble talk
One of us is making up his mind
To go with what is really hard to find
A longing towards always something new
And find a phrase to bring it home to you
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