The Crack in Everything

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By Ewan

Sun, 13 Nov 2016
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Come a little closer to the fire,

we’ll change places,

I’ll put my back to the door,

you can watch,

guard my back.

 

Speak a little louder for the wind,

the walls are cracked,

we’ve put sacks on windows:

we are safe

from some things.

 

‘There is a crack in everything,’ he said.

I believe that, and you should too.

 

There is the yellow line of sunrise,

and the fault in the mirror.

There is good and bad in both of these.

The mirror’s fault flatters us,

the day’s start line begins the race

- a complicated word for you and me.

 

Just take a little of this tea,

there’s no coffee:

I do not care for its spark.

We are tired,

we should sleep.

 

Leave your gun beside the fur,

it’s still handy.

I am not your enemy:

we are lost,

not alone.

 

The crack’s to let the light in, he said.

You believe that, and I will too.

 

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Submitted by celticman on

a little cohen goes a long way and lets the light feel which way is up and which way it should heal. 

 

Submitted by Ewan on

in life, Jack, Old Lenny was an acquired taste. I confess it took me a long time to acquire it, but what a wordslinger he was. Thanks for reading and commenting, as always.

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Submitted by jennifer on

Lovely. Just lovely. J x

 

Submitted by Ewan on

you are very kind.

Ewan

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Submitted by seashore on

What a man...and poem. I think he would have approved.

Submitted by Ewan on

the title of one of his most famous albums about sums it up. Death of a Ladies' Man, for her certainly was. Only thing is, apart from the lady who managed him and ripped him off, none of his ex-partners seem to have had a bad word for him.

The words though, it's all about the words. And what words they  were...

Thanks for reading and commenting

Ewan

 

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Submitted by jolono on

Ewan, I never got him. All his songs felt morose and depressing, and then one day when I reached a certain age, a light shone and wow I was a Cohen fan! A true poet of our time.

 

Submitted by Ewan on

I think it's just a sign that females mature sooner than males. I couldn't see anything in it until I passed 40, but I remember how many fans he had back in our heyday.

Thanks for reading and commenting.

Ewan

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Submitted by jolono on

Mate, I was nearer 50! But then I matured much later than most. Come to think about it I think I may still be maturing...

 

Submitted by Starfish Girl on

I've been a great fan of Cohen since the early seventies. If asked to pick a favourite song, impossible so many lines from so many songs are quite evocative. Maybe we should have picked him for the Nobel prize.

A fitting tribute and nicely done.

Lindy