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Hrislan og laekurinn (The Love of the Birch Tree and the Stream). (Three Poems by Pall Olafsson).(Poem)

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| July 01, 2003 | Olafsson, Pall | COPYRIGHT 2003 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
HRISLAN OG LAEKURINN 
(The Love of the Birch Tree and the Stream) 
 
   Hey little birch tree, life is chic! 
   Your tresses tickle your amorous creek, 
   You pillowtalk like newlyweds, 
   Old amorous sun above your heads. 
   So much to chat about, then bliss, 
   His sonnets are your goodnight kiss, 
   His moist love-couplets in the dawn 
   To wake you--pardon while I yawn. 
 
   Old sun goes down behind the hill, 
   Your limbs and creek's entwine until 
   A leaf gets taken by his swirl 
   And he is crooning, "Dearest girl, 
   Let me caress this precious leaf' 
   (As moony boys kiss handkerchiefs) 
   "For leaf," he sighs, "though lost you were 
   You're ...

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