Jeg spilte aldri Rickie Lee Jones’ «Pop Pop» for Tante. Men hadde jeg gjort det, tror jeg hun ville likt den. Hva hun syntes om at jeg har blitt så glad i å skrive på engelsk, se det er en annen sak.
whenever I tuck my keffiyeh around my neck, I think
of all you taught me about
politics
In all the old familiar places
whenever I open my Saturday newspaper, I think
of all the cut-outs I’ve received in the mail with
a handwritten comment on them
That this heart of mine embraces
whenever I open a tin of tea, I think
of you, scolding me for keeping tea bags in
the carton they came in
letting the air ruin the flavour
All day through.
traces of your life are scattered
all over mine
your clothes in my wardrobe
your earrings in my ears
your books in my bookshelves
whenever I turn around, unaware
I’ll be seeing you
På en hvit hest 