TheBanyanTree: Poem: Hallelujah

[LaLinda]

It's in my head, too. It's impossible not to be affected by Hallelujah. We
were reading the lyrics, last night and reflecting on it and him. No one
like him.

On Nov 11, 2016 6:35 PM, "Jena Norton" <eudora45 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

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