Now at seventy ~
how d'you deal with envy
one of precious few?
Author notes
[pseudo-senryu]
'Coming Back To You' [Various Positions, 1984]
There are many in your life
And many still to be
Since you are a shining light
There's many that you'll see
But I have to deal with envy
When you choose the precious few
Who've left their pride on the other side of
Coming back to you
~ Leonard Cohen
Many Happy Returns of the Day, Mr Cohen!
Written September 21st, 2004
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This is so very true..ermm I'm only 25 so I'll think about 70 a little bit later!
hehe
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Thank you! Suzanne's an old favourite of mine too.
~ G
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great tribute to a great artist i can hear susanne now
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Thanks A.S. You really hadn't heard of him? Wow, he's influenced so many singer-songwriters it's amazing! You don't know what you've missed.
~ G
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short, to the point.
i'm starting to wonder if he has found his way to AP and looked through all these cohen poems. funny that i never heard of him until his birthday came up here. -
Thanks Bruce I have no doubt, either. One can never lose what one uses productively in accordance with the soul's purpose.
~ G
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A fitting tribute to the genius. Why do I have this gut feel that the man's brain is still as sharp as a tack and full of wit and wisdom..?
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thats awesome, i know that i would be deeply touched if i were him but i bet he was too. very thoughtful, sweet, and beautiful. well done.
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Thank you kind sir! I put it in my birthday message to him on the Leonard Cohen web site's Forum. It has a thread dedicated to fans' birthday greetings for him. Jarkko, who runs the site, said L.C. was reading the messages on the forum himself yesterday.
~ G
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Brilliant haiku. I hope he gets to see some of these, you know
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Thank you Georges! Much appreciated.
~ G
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Excellent
Excellent, Genelle but that is what we expect. Good luck in the contest.
Georges -
What a very nice thing to do! You're really good at writing haikus! I love them!
~Kayla
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Finally you did it. It's nice that you turned those lyrics into a haiku. It wasn't what I expected!
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A very divine tribute to Leonard Cohen.
Beautifully Penned. Namaste Blessed Be.
From fairest creatures we desire increase,
That thereby beauty's rose might never die,
But as the riper should by time decease,
His tender heir might bear his memory:
But thou contracted to thine own bright eyes,
Feed'st thy light's flame with self-substantial fuel
By William Shakespeare
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Cleverly crafted!
Gennelle...how well you've weaved the lyrics and shaped them to haiku! Leonard Cohen has always been one of my favourites ever since I was a young girl - indeed he is one of the "precious few". I love how you've reflected that back to him in this poem - written with such depth and insight! Thank you for sharing this shining light!
Nicolette
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Very fine tribute to Cohen!
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