This is my first post on the board, ive been a leonard cohen fan for about 2 days , ive overlooked him in the past but i thought id give him a go and i can't believe ive ignored him up to now. Fave song so far diamonds in the mines. Anyway i was looking through the board and saw the poetry section. Im not exactly prolific writer ive probably written about 15 in the last few years but i thought id post a few and see how bad they really are
No titles for any of them.
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For the moment i am happy,
content to have these thoughts,
of golden moments, precious hours and memories of the past.
From the second that we parted,
to the one that now has past,
the thoughts these have contented me,
shadowed from the pain,
that forever now will last.
This pain,
of agony so vile,
it corrupts and pleases ,
with neither elegance or style,
so raw of but emotion,
before never known,
the pain is doubly magnified,
by the blame with which i felt.
The tears which you produced,
upon disclosure of my deed,
were neither plentiful nor shallow,
but showed more pain than i can feel.
once,
twice,
three times these tears have come from you,
each time i've showed remorse,
but with each eventful meeting,
these tears , they have more force.
The things which i have left behind,
not material but pure,
now take on a different meaning,
than they ever did before,
their importance is so great ,
they cloud my every thought,
my judgement is impaired and my soul it is distrought.
still i fill my mind with images of past,
and For the moment i am happy,
But how long will it last?
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so many people
so many lives
so many husbands
so many wives
so many nights
so many days
so many thoughts
so many ways
so many children
so many kids
so many ways
to learn the things you did
so many sad songs
so many strings
so many ways
to learn how to play
so many faces
out there in the crowd
each one the same
with a story to tell
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beautiful world
pressing my eyes
while i feel good
the pressure subsides
when i feel good
i can see clear
too clear sometimes
just tempting the fear
up feels fake
while down feels real
like riding a see saw
alone in the field
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If we didn't just feel alone
but moved like a rolling stone
it would be so much better
than to live your life at home
trapped deep inside your mind,
with the key too far gone
you feel need another cut
but fear theres only one
your thoughts are your best friend
but they also can betray
they make you who you are
yet contribute to decay
when your best friend is deserting
and life feels like living hell
you better find a new friend
to place inside your cell
for only when this new friend
whos the best that there can be
becomes your lifelong partner
do you see the real me
come bounding from your mind
after a life time of restraint
he raises up gracefully
and screams "Am i too late!"
but keep a hold of those chains
and guide him through the path
to the life that you want
from the life that you once had
if you travell slow and steady
and do not turn aside
it will be a worthwhile if not pleasent
path that you will ride
and when you reach your destination
after travelling so far
don't forget the path you travelled
'cause it made you what you are
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Each gesture thats made
each word that's spoke
i think of them all
and now i cant cope
with not knowing
the place
that i stand
are we further together or
do i not understand
yesterady i was closer than ever
but now things are wrong
you didnt make me happy
you didnt make me sad
but im sitting here thinkin
how things are so bad
im sure im wrong
but know im right
it must have meant something
but was probably allright
i know where i stand
i stand next to you
on a different level
where things dont seem true
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lived with a japanese girl,
age of 23,
only reson i liked her,
was she reminded me of me
got a blue alligator,
sitting in my lounge,
borrowed,
a purple hamster,
whos always on the scrounge,
he asks me for nuts,
he asks me for the rent,
he chews his hamster wheel,
every time i say its spent
seen a big volcanoe,
lava glowing green,
saw a pink armidillo,
acting out a love scene
used to run a car,
i bought from a dirty rat,
evertime i saw him,
he asked me where i's at.
bought a broken guitar,
a lobster found in a heap.
only reason i bought it,
was cus my hamster says its cheap!
now i got a song,
i got my girl to write,
to remind me whens shes here,
everything seems bright.
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That last one i knows crap but i thought id put it in for a laugh. Can't remember what i was smoking when i wrote that
, another brave one who introduces himself through his poetry. I've had the very same thoughts you've expressed in your "so many people / so many lives" one. There's something about this one that makes me like it best: