Hendrik Rost

Once, during the credits, when
a foul was repeated, only then
did I see between the players

a magpie taking off from the lawn

in a panic. Momentarily distracted,
the picture followed its flight in slow motion
while the hullabaloo

in the background became blurred

until the camera abruptly
broke away from its spell
and focussed again on the falling bodies.

Engang i gentagelsen, da et begået
     frispark blev vist igen, så jeg
                  først i det øjeblik mellem spillerne

     en skade lette i panik fra

plænen. Distraheret et øjeblik
             fulgte billedet i slowmotion dens flugt,
                 mens tumulten

             blev uskarp i baggrunden,

indtil kameraet abrupt
    løste sig fra dens tiltrækning og fandt tilbage
                til de faldende kroppe.