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Han Lynn

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ELEVATOR

The coffin doesn’t fit
In the elevator
Let’s keep it vertical

The body will
Be standing

Isn’t a coffin always
Too heavy? Shall we put
This one on wheels?

A coffin pusher
Wanted

An elevator
Down
In a high-rise

© Translation: 2015, ko ko thett

ELEVATOR

Han Lynn

Han Lynn

Han Lynn is a Burmese poet and translator. After growing up in Kalaw, a picturesque town in Shan State, bordering Thailand in eastern Myanmar, he has lived in Rangoon since 2001. Dozens of his poems, translations and articles have been published in Burmese magazines.

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ELEVATOR

The coffin doesn’t fit
In the elevator
Let’s keep it vertical

The body will
Be standing

Isn’t a coffin always
Too heavy? Shall we put
This one on wheels?

A coffin pusher
Wanted

An elevator
Down
In a high-rise

© 2015, ko ko thett

ELEVATOR

The coffin doesn’t fit
In the elevator
Let’s keep it vertical

The body will
Be standing

Isn’t a coffin always
Too heavy? Shall we put
This one on wheels?

A coffin pusher
Wanted

An elevator
Down
In a high-rise

© 2015, ko ko thett

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