To the President-elect
søndag 10. februar 2008I anledning virkeligheten; her er et dikt som passer godt, skrevet av den russiske poeten Joseph Brodsky i 1992 (takk til Linda):
You’ve climbed the mountain. At its top,
the mountain and the climbing stop.
A peak is where the climber finds
his biggest step is not mankind’s.
Proud of your stamina and craft
you stand there being photographed
transfixed between nowhere-to-go
and us who give you vertigo.
Well, strike your tent and have your lunch
before you stir an avalanche
of brand new taxes whose each cent
will mark the speed of your descent.