tv report from iceland

the reporter goes inside

the cloud of grey silence

inside it, ashen swans glide

in silence, soot covered

ponies graze on soot

 

he has found a tiny lit cottage

the camera waits with him

as he knocks and she opens

her wooden door

for the world

or a neighbour

 

the two children are delighted

and very blond

in the kitchen

behind the lace curtain

behind the glass

behind the volcano

 

that sends quiet pieces of glass

and sand and smoke

into the belly of airplanes

 

they do not even cough

they just fall

 

the reporter is in a sunny helicopter

the pilot knows his way around

this cloud of night

he’s from Iceland

 

he says Iceland

more than anywhere on earth

brings

night and day

fire and ice

heaven and hell

closer

tv report from iceland

the reporter goes inside

the cloud of grey silence

inside it, ashen swans glide

in silence, soot covered

ponies graze on soot

 

he has found a tiny lit cottage

the camera waits with him

as he knocks and she opens

her wooden door

for the world

or a neighbour

 

the two children are delighted

and very blond

in the kitchen

behind the lace curtain

behind the glass

behind the volcano

 

that sends quiet pieces of glass

and sand and smoke

into the belly of airplanes

 

they do not even cough

they just fall

 

the reporter is in a sunny helicopter

the pilot knows his way around

this cloud of night

he’s from Iceland

 

he says Iceland

more than anywhere on earth

brings

night and day

fire and ice

heaven and hell

closer

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