I have actually thought about publishing my collection of very random Swedish poems (my poems are for poetry what abstract expressionism is for art). Usually they are just jokes at friends' weddings (I put the most random stuff together, and ask friends to perform these at wedding parties in my absence - to their embarrassment and the guests' confusion). Here is one that was performed by a Oscar at Jonas and Monica's wedding.
Diktens namn: Lövträd
av Simon Sundberg
Senapssås, ååh du gyllengula
Vi ska dansa genom en ny skosula
Min katt är svart, grön grön grön
När ljuset droppar genom
Sirapskakan
Vill du inga vänner ha
I Södertälje
Kan ingen höra dig baka
In English:
Name of Poem: Leafy Trees
by Simon Sundberg
Mustard gravy, oh you golden
We shall dance through a new shoe sole
My cat is black, green green green
When the light trickles through
the syrup cake
No friends you want
In Södertälje (a city south of Stockholm)
Nobody could hear you baking
Today Simon has:
Listened to his own thoughts and a 10 presentations
Read in African Laughter by Doris Lessing
Noticed that this blog is slowly getting refreshed
