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by mat james
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

Re: The Book of Mercy Discussion - Look back in pleasure

1, ?
"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.
by mat james
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.
by mat james
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. :)
by mat james
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)
by mat james
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...
by mat james
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

:lol:
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
by mat james
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
by mat james
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 ????
by mat james
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
by mat james
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
by mat james
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...
by mat james
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...
by mat james
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
by mat james
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"?

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