Stacks and theme # 61134

Staves and Themes. Poems by Emil Petersen.

This is Emil Petersen's only book.
Emil Petersen was born in Akureyri in 1866. His parents were Hans Peter Emil Petersen, a beykir in Akureyri, and his grandmother Guðrún Jónsdóttir, a seamstress in Akureyri. Emil was a farmer in Bakkasel and on Gili in Öxnadalur, later on Gili in Glerárþorp in Akureyri. He died in 1936. Emil's son was Tryggvi Emilsson, a farmer, worker and poet.



Stacks



The cold of life is very cold,


anxious wounds and gnats.


My light is low tonight.


The grove is sore and sad.





I have never accumulated wealth.


worked with tired minds.


The Lord has daily bread


pulled me sometimes.





The sun is falling asleep.


Swans are clever and chirp.


Listens to mountains and rivers.


Birds are all awake.





Some would find it ugly


which would be no wonder.


Warmth passed last night.


here if I could doze off.





While sounds echo far and wide


The will of the people is tired.


Often a gentle wonder is good


into the countryside.




I want to hold a feast here,


warm the cold town.


Therefore, we should make a tent as soon as possible.


on the day of the payment.