leonardcohenforum.com

Under done
the crackle in blue fire
I’ll see you
on London’s double deckers
by Namatjira’s grave
at a Darwin war memorial
in the backyard of kibbutz

I’ll know you
by the Cohen
you can’t hide
the fickle news
of groupies
the wisdom of the future
like a stone

I’ll sense you
in the boredom
nattered in this post
of how we ignored
or embraced
of when we cried
or even died -
of peace

I’ll dance with you
under lofty names
for God
the bankruptcy
that is money
a chimp in a cage
your vegetarian sandwich
with the fathers of
Kafka, Hemingway
and Woolf

I’ll prove my bloody point
that I was right at last
and you were bloody wrong
down to syntax and semantics
down to hyphens
and a self-respecting
blindness of
raw love

And I’ll say ‘Hello’ to you
in the sports field
of your mind
you’ve changed your religion
your address
and curriculum vitae
I’ll ask ‘Do you remember the forum?’
You’ll say ‘I took it decaf, with no sugar’

... I like a lot of this... standing out for me at the moment is "the bankruptcy of money"... how perfect a phrase, and how perfect for our time... and "the sports field of your mind"... it's so very open feeling, and makes me want to go for cover... not sure of "Under done," meaning wise, though I like the cadence of it, which makes for a good sounding opener... and I love "the crackle in blue fire"... where 'blue' makes all the difference somehow... I like that it's in some manner about the forum, maybe the way I like the genre of movies about movie making... and she sounds very wise to have taken it decaf, something I've never been able to do...

v i o l e t

Great way to celebrate your 600th post – with a poem about the Forum.

Thanks for the smile (and the honesty), may you always recognize us by 'The Cohen we can't hide'.

Happy 600th Boss!

Happy and Blessed 600th posting, Adam . I love the way you led up to it. Your last stanza is just flat-out disarming. I love... more all the time... how you bring your unique thoughts, words, and expression into one for us to enjoy. May the positive connections you've made through here always remain... and may you continue posting and keep on making them.


Love,
Lizzy