'O see the darkness yielding
That tore the light apart
Come healing of the reason
Come healing of the heart'
(Leonard Cohen)
I will stop to see the fleeting season
I will stop to see it pass
Come stories of the autumn flower
Come stories of the grass
I will stop to see the setting sun
I will stop to see it rise
Come stories of the familiar
Come stories of surprise
I will stop to hear the mountain calling
I will stop to hear it fold
Come stories of the meek and wretched
Come stories of the bold
I will stop to hear the silent teardrop
I will stop to hear it burst
Come stories of the yearning
Come stories of the thirst
I will stop to feel the lonely heart
I will stop to feel it beat
Come stories of the skyscraper
And its shadow on the street
I will stop to feel the rising ocean
I will stop to feel the blue
Come stories of the old and broken
Come stories of the new
I will stop to feel the rainbow colours
I will stop to see them fly
Come stories marching to the band
Come stories on the sly
I will stop to feel the silent city
I will stop to feel her pain
Come stories of the lockdown
Come stories once again
I will stop to pen my lonely thoughts
I will stop to pen them here
Come stories of the distances
Come stories of the near
I will stop to write another poem
I will write it anyhow
Come stories of the yesteryear
Come stories of the now
I will stop to seize my poetry
If I am to seize this day
Come every story ever told
Come, then go away…..
My Cohen tribute # 2 (Come stories)
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Re: My Cohen tribute # 2 (Come stories)
Very evocative, I like it! I like the first one you posted, too. Thanks for sharing!