Beautiful New Irish Poem about Leonard

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Aloevera
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Beautiful New Irish Poem about Leonard

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Beautiful New Irish Poem about Leonard

Below is the transcript of a beautiful poem published in the Irish Sunday Tribune..

Leonard Cohen at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham

By Aidan Murphy


"Doffing a cool new fedora, he comes
graciously from the shadows.

With the delicate face of
a merchant rich in melancholy,
with his famous, brazen grin,
he bows us in; and we go, willingly,

like children to kindness, into
his storm of redemption and loss,
into the smoky voice of the one-and-only,

truly kosher, 'grocer of despair' -

a man with nothing to sell but song
that pulls the trigger of the heart and
moistens the cratered lips of the moon."


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chesterj
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Sums up the night perfectly
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That really is very tender and beautiful. Thanks so much for posting it, Aloevera.


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Aloevera, thanks so much for posting this lovely poem. Brings back great memories of the Dublin concerts.

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Beautiful....

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Any idea when a Dublin date will be announced ?
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