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Grandfather Svenska

The moon
has set
the day begins.
Old red barn,
crumbling.
Svin come
slowly,
ungracefully
devour
suppers of the
familj.
Tin roofed
coop
crows inside;
daybreak now
has arrived.
Göt lumber
to the stand.
Mjölk to sell now
for the day.
All is done
stock now fed
get the children
out of bed.
Morning's done
sun is high
children gone
till supper time.
English, 'istory, sciences
don't pay bills
or milk the cows.
Hästs run
through the
field.
Neighbors fences
broke
again.
Sun is low
o're the hill.
Morning's milk's
in sup now.
Babes are home
talk of stuff,
stuff Sverige
never taught.
Äggs are in
cleaned and now
talkin time
with my sons.
Sun is gone
måne is high.
All the odla
sleep till dawn.
Sons in beds
döttrar too.
Wife and jag...
we'll be there
soon.