20/4
About above (across actually) after afterwards again all almost alone. Along already, also always around as back barely before behind. Besides: between briefly bright down each either enough especially even everywhere. Finally forward! Further henceforth here herein home how immediately in - indeed inside. Just late, left likewise long maybe. Merely naturally. Nay, near neither never ... not now obviously. Often on once only otherwise out. Outside over partly precisely rather right since so some somewhere soon still straight suddenly. Sure then. There thereafter, therefore thither thus to together - unfortunately up usually. Well. When where why wide willingly? Withal within without. Yet.
(100 essential words: adverbs.)

Adapted from Thomas Thøfner & Morten Søndergaard, 1998

THE UMBRELLAS UNDERGROUND

The umbrellas underground have opened
just enough so that we here in chairs
with our huge ears raised up in the air
whisper goosefleshed: the umbrellas
underground have opened their plastic screens!
and we chase the children up in the ears
with cloths and wonder polish: brush and furbish!
the umbrellas down there have already opened
soon we’ll be sitting here with no tea
while tapes and movies pour down on us!

Per Højholt, 1977

Outside

exit backwards at the top & start from below
back & can’t find any room & must give way &
be placed one by one while we ourselves draw
to go but they’re very hard to fit in & must
are almost finished we only have twelve more
but absolutely packed and completely safe we
yes I mean above they’re thin & very brittle
you know firmer than those on the other side
certainly no less thick but are tighter like
down by the weight of those on top which are
sure are heavy enough especially when pushed
to pick from they’re a little more plump and
mount a foundation for the ones we now start
will enter can we place the lower one & thus
but only when we have made sure that nothing
we start from the bottom and work our way up

Per Højholt 1966

mobile

the snow is snow
and it snows
the snow is snow
and it writes
the writing is snow
and it writes
the snow is writing
and it snows
the writing is writing
and it snows
the snow is writing
and it writes








the writing is writing
and it writes


Hans-Jørgen Nielsen 1965

LIGHTNING STRIKES IN A CAB

Lightning strikes in a cab: hey Benjamin, let’s go!
jeeezuz christ on an horse what a wedding night! imagine
she caught me in a table top and the quickest way out
was via the leg of course, but 6512 words is one serious handicap
so it cracked and now i’m in deep trouble: ba back to
the museum, Benjamin, devil take that Missy Thunderbolt

Per Højholt, 1977