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Hildur is seven.
She says
when people die
they lie
motionless
in a coffin
–she shows me
how–forever
in heaven.
She says
she’s preparing herself.
She says she
will pick a
very
comfortable position.
© Sigurbjorg Þrastardottir. By arrangement with the author. Translation © 2011 by T. Zachary Cotler. All rights reserved.
Hildur is seven.
She says
when people die
they lie
motionless
in a coffin
–she shows me
how–forever
in heaven.
She says
she’s preparing herself.
She says she
will pick a
very
comfortable position.
Hildur er sjö ára.
Hún segir að
þegar fólk deyi
liggi það
hreyfingarlaust í
kistu, svona
– svo sýnir hún mér
hvernig – að eilífu
á himnum.
Hún segist
vera að undirbúa sig.
Hún segist ætla
að velja sér
mjög
þægilega stellingu.
