TheBanyanTree: Poem: Hallelujah

[Jena Norton]

Been humming/singing all day since I read this. He was such a major musical presence in my life. Jena Norton

 
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Hallelujah 

When they bury Leonard Cohen 
Will it be a day like this
Crisp, green, littered with leaves
Locked into autumn's kiss

Will the mourners gather solemnly
And whisper among themselves
Saying "Leonard was so spiritual
He'd never go to hell
Leonard was so talented
He never thought it so
Bemused by the clamor
He sought to let it go
The Jew became a Buddhist 
Even a monk it's hard to say
Which part of life he loved the best
Until his dying day"

"And Leonard was so popular
The best did sing his songs
The ones he wrote for groceries
His pragmatism won
He never liked pretension
This life is what it is
He'd try to live it better
And never put on airs."

Too many people sang that song
They simply couldn't see
That in their many versions
They bored the listeners keen
The gem rolled out of storage
And shone in every way
Now when it plays, like Leonard
We sigh and turn away