I came to the Leonard Cohen table a little late.

When I first started playing out with my strange finger style & poetry, some said that I reminded them of Leonard & was I influenced by him?

But- by a strange mix-up in my mind I'd always thought he was the one who sang "Vincent" & I thanked them & said no............

(This was before the internets & Last FM fact Wikipedia checking etc., I am old.)


So anyway, I was made a mix cd by my dear friend & now I learning that I may love Leonard Cohen~ I especially loved this video...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH-kFnJYgIg

It was towards the end when I was transformed, elated. I was moved enough to write a little poem for Leonard, which he'll never read but maybe you will.




Leonard (I was afraid you held a harmonica)


When you raised your hands
to your lips

I was afraid

you'd lost your mystic
& became like all the others

but it wasn't true

you blew through them
a whistling dove

& shut the doors of your eyes
& only the wind waved in

& just once
you offered a sip

of bitterness

the deep & rich
which you kept
mostly for yourself