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Man of Golden Words



Caught in the middle, a burglar of affairs;

he’s with the women between the moon and sea.

Tell him you love him but he never cares,

though he insists you’re the only one he sees.

Let his protests elicit pity like the song of wounded birds

as he kisses your mouth, this man of golden words.


Savor his mystery in whatever way you can,

absorb it all while it lasts.

He comes to you in a vision, sapphire in his hand,

and his eyes are like glass.

Your pleas of devotion are acknowledged, but never heard,

his form is distorted, all you seem to hear are his golden words.


They say he can speak and women will come.

He calls us constantly, but I’ve not answered him yet.

I wait by this window, I watch by a sun

that casts unforgiving light on everything I cannot forget.

My heart is in chaos, and my sympathies are disturbed

as I wait to hear the song of a man with golden words.

Hi J ~

The essence of this is reminiscent of the man who ascends the stairs and clears his throad in Leonard's poem. An excellent description of some men and, fortunately, not all .

~ Lizzytysh

i heard of a man who says word so beautifully that if he only speaks their name, women give themselves to him....

funny..i thought the exact same thing
great poem

does anybody know the name of this poem ?

it's just called "Poem", an early one from Leonards first book, Let us compare mythologies

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I don't have "Let Us Compare Mythologies," but my, oh my, the way Leonard speaks it....... ~ and, yes, I like your poem very much, J. I love your first line .

First off, it's good to be back. My computer bit the dust a couple of weeks ago, and I had to bide my time until I had sufficent funds to replace it with a new machine.

Anyway, yes, "Poem" from LUCM was an influence on those lines in question, a pronounced influence. The man in that poem and the man of golden words are linked by blood and habit. I hope that I didn't crib from Cohen too directly in those lines.

Again, to you all, thank you for your kind words.