"I think the term poet is a very exalted term and should be applied to a man at the end of his work. When he looks back over the body of his work and h...

Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.
~ Leonard Cohen ~












Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.
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"Music is the emotional life of most people.
"I heard of a manwho says words so beautifullythat if he only speaks their namewomen give themselves to him.If I am dumb beside your bodywhile silence ...
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"Show me slowly what I onlyknow the limits ofDance me to the end of love
"Dear friend, I have searched all nightthrough each burnt paper,but I fear I will never findthe formula to let you die
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"Deprivation is the mother of poetry.
"There is a crack, a crack, in everything. That's how the light gets in.