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"In the beginning was the Word..." comes to mind..
...and many years after that Word,
Leonard had a few more words to say
and those merciful longings are always worth reading again.
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- Tue Mar 11, 2025 2:04 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's poetry and novels
- Topic: The Book of Mercy Discussion - Look back in pleasure
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11065
- Thu Nov 14, 2024 11:47 pm
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's poetry and novels
- Topic: Passion, darkness and spirituality
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6666
Re: Passion, darkness and spirituality
Thanks for the link, Jarkko.
This is right up my alley.
Mat.
This is right up my alley.
Mat.
- Wed Nov 06, 2024 12:51 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's poetry and novels
- Topic: If I didn't have your love (You Want It Darker)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16906
Re: If I didn't have your love (You Want It Darker)
I haven't been around much "j" and therefore I missed your comment.
Thanks for the interest...and support.
Thanks for the interest...and support.

- Mon Dec 25, 2023 2:52 pm
- Forum: Writing, Music and Art by the Forum members
- Topic: rusty old and beautiful
- Replies: 250
- Views: 105982
Re: rusty old and beautiful
"...wet and open
like a flower in the rain..."
Jesus, I love Bukowski !
(re-reading...The pleasures of the damned)
like a flower in the rain..."
Jesus, I love Bukowski !
(re-reading...The pleasures of the damned)
- Sun Feb 26, 2023 3:40 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen's poetry and novels
- Topic: "The Guests"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 21601
Re: "The Guests"
...Reason v The Irrational...
reason writes us off...Buddha style.
irrational leaves us in hope...my style.
...delusion itself
is just "...one of those things." ...sweetheart...
reason writes us off...Buddha style.
irrational leaves us in hope...my style.
...delusion itself
is just "...one of those things." ...sweetheart...
- Fri Dec 30, 2022 5:21 am
- Forum: Writing, Music and Art by the Forum members
- Topic: A lazy day in Eden
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12242
- Thu Dec 29, 2022 1:59 am
- Forum: Writing, Music and Art by the Forum members
- Topic: A lazy day in Eden
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12242
Re: A lazy day in Eden

Seasons Greetings to you too, M.
Thanks for thinking of me, here, " lost among the Lilies ".
Lazy lilies at that.
Leonard is not gone...he is Pythagoreanly spiralling on...
...more lazy days in Eden, for all of us.
...sat Sri akaal
...Tat Tvam Asi...
Le mat
- Wed Nov 30, 2022 5:52 am
- Forum: Writing, Music and Art by the Forum members
- Topic: On a trembling Sunday.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10729
Re: On a trembling Sunday.
"...genuine, artful, whipped-cream..."
What a beautiful response from you, solongL....completely void of obscurity.
xxx
MatbbgJ
What a beautiful response from you, solongL....completely void of obscurity.
xxx
MatbbgJ
- Sun Dec 12, 2021 10:00 am
- Forum: Writing, Music and Art by the Forum members
- Topic: never-ending gallery
- Replies: 2582
- Views: 628081
Re: never-ending gallery
I get the feeling that Michael is Geoffrey...
Crazy as that may seem...
What's up, Michael ????
Crazy as that may seem...
What's up, Michael ????
- Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:15 am
- Forum: Writing, Music and Art by the Forum members
- Topic: never-ending gallery
- Replies: 2582
- Views: 628081
Re: never-ending gallery
"Beaching my frail and leaky
raft of pencils
...carry me into Leonard".
P.R. Eason-esque
raft of pencils
...carry me into Leonard".
P.R. Eason-esque
- Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:21 pm
- Forum: Writing, Music and Art by the Forum members
- Topic: never-ending gallery
- Replies: 2582
- Views: 628081
Re: never-ending gallery
"provoke"
..provoke or inspire
two sides of a summer coin
tossed among Blue...
matbbgj
..provoke or inspire
two sides of a summer coin
tossed among Blue...
matbbgj
- Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:28 am
- Forum: Writing, Music and Art by the Forum members
- Topic: never-ending gallery
- Replies: 2582
- Views: 628081
Re: never-ending gallery
hogwash! :D "...sweeping dust from his cabinet, my friend unrolls a scroll and we forgot to eat or sleep, pondering how a long-ago brush-tip soared, how wine's wonder was only the beginning." Tu Fu ( 760 C.E.) Translated by David Hinton The poem: "...on Chang Hsu's Calligraphy shown t...
- Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:34 pm
- Forum: Writing, Music and Art by the Forum members
- Topic: never-ending gallery
- Replies: 2582
- Views: 628081
Re: never-ending gallery
howsad...
- Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:58 am
- Forum: Writing, Music and Art by the Forum members
- Topic: never-ending gallery
- Replies: 2582
- Views: 628081
Re: never-ending gallery
delirius Art ?
Well it is just That for me...
matbbgj
Well it is just That for me...
matbbgj
- Mon Nov 15, 2021 3:27 pm
- Forum: Writing, Music and Art by the Forum members
- Topic: never-ending gallery
- Replies: 2582
- Views: 628081
Re: never-ending gallery
...can you sketch "delirium"?