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Finnish

A Finn - by Jorma Etto

{ Poem }

A Finn is someone who answers when he is not asked,
/ asks when he is not answered, does not answer when…

Give Us Peace - by Lassi Nummi

{ Poem }

Give us peace.
Peace to those who are whirled by joy and pain and longing,
peace in which is humble joy and sorrow
and the strength to finish the day’s task.

When One of Us is Gone - by Lassi Nummi

{ Poem }

When one of us is gone
/ and the other is grieving
/ and the dim dawn brings only the watery snuffle
/ …

‘Samtal i natten på verandan…’ - by Claes-Johan Rudolf Andersson

{ Poem }

Samtal i natten på verandan, cigaretternas
/ lysmaskar, vinet svart i glasen. Vi säger
/ ingenting just, inneslutna i den tystnad
/ som uppstår ur många…

from Fete - by Anni Sumari

{ Poem }

The park’s dark-green evening dress,
/ the soft sleeve, the tunnel –
/ the avenue we walk along.
/ We feel our way inside the sleeve
/ like…

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